"Steve Richards" is a British TV presenter and chief political columnist for The Independent newspaper.

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It's not one person [who writes the songs]... everyone definitely contributes fairly equally.

The idea of retiring is like killing yourself. It's almost like hari kiri. I mean, no doubt, I intend to live to 100 and go down in history.

There are, I think, a lot of journalists who don't take the NPF quite as seriously as they later realise they should have done. But I think the message is getting across gradually, and I am impressed that Kelvin has risen to the challenge of heading up the fundraising.

If you're on the highway, it's just a regular Civic because you're not stopping or starting. You're losing the advantage of a hybrid. It really does best in the city because when I let off the gas, it's charging. And when I use the gas, it uses that energy to help me move forward.

It's a tough business these days, but I see things picking up slowly. The population is still growing here. Will we see that peak level we did in the 90s again soon? I doubt it, but things will get better.

Oh, it drives great. It drives just like a regular Honda Civic, maybe better.

We're down probably 30 to 35 percent from the mid to late 90s. I used to turn away enough people to fill the place twice over back then. Supply is ahead of demand right now, there are so many options. Everybody's got a deal to try to get players.

People grow and mature as human beings, and the same is true for musicians.