23 Quotes by Adrian Mitchell

Lovers lie around in itBroken glass is found in itGrassI like that stuff

I would have walked on the waterBut I wasn't fully insured.And the BMA sent a writ my wayWith the very first leper I cured.

I was run over by the truth one day.Ever since the accident I've walked this way

When I am sad and wearyWhen I think all hope has goneWhen I walk along High HolbornI think of you with nothing on

Poetry is an extra hand. It can caress or tickle. It can clench and fight.

Stadium rock and commercial rock are the opposite of what poetry needs. An audience of around 200 is ideal for poetry.

Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.

It's about sitting faithfully in England while thousands of miles away terrible atrocities are being committed in our name.

I use rock and jazz and blues rhythms because I love that music. I hope my poetry has a relationship with good-time rock’n roll.