For me upward social mobility is possible through talent and hard work and is a glowing endorsement of the benefits of living in a modern capitalist society. It's not so much evidence of a meritocracy, as evidence of healthy nepotism. Nepotism is at the core of a good group dynamic. A good group dynamic is at the core of rock'n'roll.

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

You can't write for the cultural environment - if you do that, by the time it comes out, that cultural environment has passed. You have to be aiming for something that's original - that's the only way you can have any kind of impact.

Boho to me is a first-year student who's just discovered the tie-dye shop.

If success had come along when I was 17 it would either have killed me or sent me completely mad.

Traditionally, lots of vagrants and unemployable characters wind up working in kitchens.

A lot of food criticism has a similar flavor to it, and I'm probably going to write about it in a different way.