I think in the world of indie music there's this sort of false modesty.

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

If I was a fan of someone as a teenager, then it's OK for me to feel completely in awe when I meet them.

I'd rather eat a cow-pat on a bun than a bloody McDonalds.

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

Just because you can leap off a drum kit doing a scissors kick while hitting a chord, people expect you to be an extrovert socially. But I'm not always comfortable with the idea of small talk at a party.

Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.