I think if you're going to make political art, you have to engage at some level. You can't just write about politics, you have to try and be politics as well.

By the time I was 19, punk had occurred. It had a completely different cultural dynamic to it which rejected everything and started again from the year zero.

If I can entertain people and get them to open up a little bit, then they're much more conducive to any ideas I might have, whether they're about relationships or politics. The most interesting songs, I think, are the ones where the two overlap.

If we accuse Trump of being a liar, he won't just say 'I never said that' or just ignore it and go on to the next thing.

Baptists burn more slowly.

I never met a politician who didn't want to be a guitar player in a rock band. I've got the opportunity to say what I believe in.

[A]s long as you're comfortable it feels like freedom.