Occupation: Musician Birth: May 25, 1958
Even somebody like The Black Keys or Royal Blood, they all have this original roots base to what they do..
I'm very, very open to experimenting with different people and trying to find different methods of writing and making music..
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..
I think you have to satisfy yourself first and foremost. There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with pe….
"Ageism" or whatever you want to call it, is a very English phenomenon. You don't get it too much in many other cultures. And no one says it about au….
I still want to do what I want to do, but we also have to think about some sense of protecting the business that's out there as well..
I was always taught as a kid that if there's anything you want in life, you've got to work towards it. I guess that sort of stayed with me, really. B….
I really enjoy playing America. I like the audiences there. It's the home of a lot of music I grew up with..
I think if you're a creative person, then you're always kinda looking to move things along - 'Where else can I go? Where can I take this?' From paint….
It's just something internal that says, 'I've got to do this now. This is what I'm doing now.'.
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 wi….
Young people can listen to music at any moment in the day or night. Which is great, but I think it kind of devalues it as well. They don't feel the n….
The whole nostalgia thing, and just sticking with what you always liked and what you know and not taking a chance on something or expanding. I think ….
It's a global fashion thing; because of the Internet it has gotten really small. It's cluttered, but it's gotten small..
I saw an interview with Keith Richards. He said, 'How else could a kid in Dartford suddenly connect with and understand what Muddy Waters is singing?….
The first thing I bought that was really stylish was in 1969 when I was eleven. I saved up for a black, grey and white tie-dye grandad vest. It was t….
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 was always taught as a kid that if there's anything you want in life, you've got to work towards it. I guess that sort of stayed with me, really..
When you look at so much of what we all love, there's either soul-based to it, or it's the blues. It's really the beginnings of any kind of music. It….
I never, ever wanted to be the Rolling Stones. Bless their hearts, but I dont necessarily want to go on doing the same old thing for the next 10, 20 ….
I've always liked my clothes, even before I could properly afford them. Clothes for me were never a cloak, a cover. They were how I chose to express ….