It doesn't matter how adventurous you want to be, you've still got to contain your identity.

I didn't grasp the basic principle of being a promoter, which was: Put on music but also generate an income. I was on the dole most of the time.

Boredom or being sick of what you've done before is a big part of being in a band.

People's musical tastes are fickle, and music can be a fashion.

A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

Of course, there's a certain type of person who feels that anything which becomes mainstream has to be rejected immediately. And that's part of the indie-alternative snobbery and hierarchy and elitism.

I'm not a food critic, and I'm not really an authority to write anything on food.