"There I met Gordon Jackson and Dave Meredith who were playing in local bands." — Jim Capaldi
“So the name of a group has to say something. The name has to be strong.” — Jim Capaldi
“I turned everybody on so, psychologically, I guess I was pushing the boundaries creativity.” — Jim Capaldi
“Mr. Fantasy was the only song that was scribbling on a piece of paper.” — Jim Capaldi
“They gave it to us for about five bucks a week, and we just went there to live. Probably the first band that ever did that back then and it became the famous cottage.” — Jim Capaldi
“I think you do better when you are really up for it, cause passion goes up.” — Jim Capaldi
“I was half asleep lying there writing this lyric in my head at about 3:30 in the morning. I woke Steve up with this idea and then we went into the living room where there was a little upright piano and finished the song. I wonder where that piano is now?” — Jim Capaldi
“Next to the drawing - I'm not really even trying to write a song - I had written a letter and this character who had become Mr. Fantasy.” — Jim Capaldi
“This kind of music was just hitting England, so we were getting this following in clubs in Birmingham just cause we were trying to do something different.” — Jim Capaldi
“I just was very enthusiastic and was quite forward, open and upfront with people and they would just like live along side my energy.” — Jim Capaldi
“Traffic was very, very free. It was great.” — Jim Capaldi