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

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.

I find American football quite ridiculous generally. I don't understand it. It looks like a lot of guys dressed up as spacemen shouting at each other.

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

Why play a chord when you can play one note?

It's fine to indulge yourself so long as you don't try and foist it on the rest of the world.

I think a lot of bands are creatively knackered when they come off tour.