Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.

A nation with their freezers full are dancing in their seats, while outside another nation is sleeping in the streets.

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

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.

Just because you're gay, I won't turn you away. If you stick around, I'm sure we can find some common ground.

I try and write honestly about what I see around me now.

Britain is a great country. We can more or less say what we like, and we can walk down the street without anyone trying to kill us. I know it's tough for some people, but generally we live in a caring society. We live in a great country, but we're no longer a great power. Part of the problem with some elements of the European debate is that they hanker for the days when we were a great power. Those days are gone, and they went a long time ago.