Occupation: Musician Birth: May 25, 1958
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 ….
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..
"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 have to do what I'm doing at the time. That's the most important thing. You might lose some people along the way, and you might gain other people o….
Sometimes you're ahead of the game and sometimes people don't get it and that's just one of those things you have to accept and carry on..
A lot of young artists and musicians that we work with, you think they're gonna want to come in and buy the rock star-looking leather jacket - whatev….
So much is filtered by pop music today, because the music industry is driven by single, single, single, single, the next single, not the nurturing of….
I don't really wanna talk about politics, I'm not clever enough..
People say that if you're still angry at 52, you're not an angry young man, just a grumpy old git..
There's such a wealth of great music, clothes or whatever. There is so much great stuff out there, that why would you not still be interested if you'….
I think part of what we do is there is a bit of dandy influence, always, or a little sprinkle of it. Not literal Savile Row dandy, but there's a bit ….
For me, there's always an early-'70s sense. There's always a sprinkle of it - if I do it exactly like that, sometimes it becomes too costume-y or too….
Worldwide, most people dress more casually these days, don't they? They have done for the last 20 or 30 years, I suppose. So, every place that I go t….
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….
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….
People say you make your best work when in despair, but I think happiness is a good place to write from..