Britain, as a pop music nation, used to have this very 'empire' kind of attitude. We used to 'invade' the world with our bands, you know? That's obvi….

It's quite a mistake to think that music fans don't work on major record companies. Sometimes, you know, you do find some good people on corporates, ….

I never write a tune before the lyrics. I get the lyrics and then I write around them. Some people write music and the lyrics come along and they say….

I'm always very interested in playing in front of different kinds of audiences. It always affects the way you play..

The people I've met -- obviously, the people I'm going to meet after concerts are people that bother to hang around and there's going to be more of a….

Anybody that forms a group, writes songs and releases records and says they don't care if people like them are complete liars..

I became a completely dysfunctional, miserable person, completely uncommunicative and aggressive..

Most bands, when they sign with a major, are from an indie. They usually start off with a big dilemma. They think they're selling a part of their sou….

I set myself a rule before I actually write a tune to the lyrics, and the rule is that I've got to take the lyrics on to a level of understanding bef….

I've never really been interested in replicating the record in live performance, because I'd just get bored. When I was young I used to go and see ba….

I think it's good that opportunity, like circumstances, can really affect what you do and you have no control over it..