27 Quotes by Mike Rutherford

We seem to be committing ourselves to an eye wateringly expensive railroad for the few. High speed rail plan is madness.

Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration.

You can't expect us to send each other hundreds of different tapes. Think of the postage cost alone! No, we only function when we are sitting next to each other in a studio. The result is well known by now!

Their officers are working 20 hours a day, and they were just worn out, ... They wanted to have some relief for their officers.

The idea to write fresh, radio friendly pop songs would get an extra dimension if I could use two different voices. The synergy between the three of us has resulted in something magic, something which I could only describe as being Mike & The Mechanics.

Nothing’s planned. Never say never.

When I’ve finished one project, I start thinking about the next.

I’m completely hooked on polo.

I have this pet thing about how global communications are moving so fast now, throwing information at you, making everything available to you, and yet I feel it’s leaving us more and more isolated.