With these clumsy words, I'd like to thank Mike Oldfield for a lifetime
dedicated to music. His musical passages, brimming with feeling
and emotion, are among the most captivating I've ever heard.
Thank you for the small details, those that make each new
listen a new discovery. Thank you for that cast of collaborators,
the best at every turn. Thank you for being a visionary.
There is so much to thank and acknowledge...
In short, thank you for opening your life to others.

Thank you Mike, I hope that in some way you receive
all that you have given us with your music and that
you can find the tranquility and retirement you deserve,
far from the hustle and bustle of these times.

Thank you Mr. Oldfield, for that genius and madness
with which you have surprised us album after album.
There will never be another way to make music
with that inspiration, feeling, and mastery.