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

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

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.

You really only understand whether a song's good or not when you properly play it out in public for the first time.

Although they might not admit it, I think girls are very aware of the impact that they're having. But they never feel it themselves, and it's impossible to explain. It's like trying to tell a blind person what yellow is.

There's a difference between expectations and aspirations.

Why play a chord when you can play one note?