Postmodernism surely requires an even greater grasp of symbolism, as it's increasingly an art of gesture alone.

People have taught me not to look for intelligence in rockmusic.

I've never got on with the British press because they've always given me such a hard time. Once they build a band up they just want to do people down. They shouldn't concentrate on the colour of someone's shirt they should listen to the music.

I've been in Hamburg for about ten years and I just feel at home.

I have no musical talent at all. I was banned from music classes and told I would never be able to understand anything. I still don't think I can sing, but somehow I get away with it.

I don't want people to come and see our gig because of the magnificent things I'm doing with my hips, but it's their evening, you know. They have to have fun. I'm a little bit naive.

Most writers can write, most rock 'n rollers cannot.