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In my old age, my mind gets more open, and I listen to so many different types of music and I guess that all reflects in my work.

I could write songs about politics, but I'm conscious of not writing songs that sound the same as the ones I wrote 30 years ago.

Coming from a little suburban town, I wasn't a hip city kid. I was quite the opposite, really. Songs like 'Saturday's Kids' rang a bell for kids all over the country. That song was about the kids I grew up with.

I'm very, very open to experimenting with different people and trying to find different methods of writing and making music.

There are so many artists who get to my age that get comfortable and just stick in a groove, and I really don't want to do that.

I want to hear as much music as I possibly can before I leave this mortal coil but it's impossible to hear it all because there's so much of it.

I really enjoy playing America. I like the audiences there. It's the home of a lot of music I grew up with.

When I'm dead I wanna leave a body of work, like authors or great painters do.

I had a total belief in The Style Council. I meant every word and felt every action.

I've not had Botox, no.

It is nice to make a record and people like it, and it's encouraging.

Being a musician is a noble profession.

I'm fine with being thought of as a guitar player, and if I can get any recognition or respect for doing that, that's a pretty good thing for me.

I get labelled as just being about one thing, but there's lots of layers to what I do.

I don't really wanna talk about politics, I'm not clever enough.

I suppose I was much more serious-minded in the '70s and '80s.

I still love playing music. It was all I ever wanted to do, and I got the chance to do it.

Nothing wrong with pop.

Everyone gets frustrated and aggressive, and I'd sooner take my aggression out on a guitar than on a person.

People say that if you're still angry at 52, you're not an angry young man, just a grumpy old git.

I think people are just really disappointed, disappointed with Blair as well, who's just like Bush's lapdog. I think everyone's just disillusioned with politics in our country, and it must be the same in your country.