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And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.

I quite like childlike songs, which sometimes cross over.

There are probably five songs in the world that I get excited about when I hear them on the radio.

I don't want to hear songs about how sunshiny things are. I don't like songs that feel like radio candy... I like the ones that make you think, laugh or cry - they pull some kind of emotion out of you.

Just this morning, out of a large memory for songs, and having been obsessed by them since childhood, suddenly, at the age of 84, I thought of a song I hadn't thought of in over 50 years. It came into my head unbidden.

I like music that just gives you goose bumps.

I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

I loved music from earliest childhood - from as long as I can remember.

I've grown up with my parents' music tastes, listening to Fleetwood Mac and the Rolling Stones.

The most entertaining songs don't always come from a nice place. In songs where I think I'm being really sensitive, they seem quite boring actually. I've found that the songs that come out of nastier, more misanthropic places are better.