Even with politics, stuff comes around again. Woody Guthrie would recognize America today.

Certainly, the international image of the United States today is a lot less positive than 10 years ago. And that really shouldn't be, because you have been the victims of this awful terrorist attack, and I think America deserves the sympathy of the world.

The idea that musicians should be talking about politics is, in some ways, quite a sixties' idea. Music no longer has a vanguard role in youth culture.

Going for constant growth is not actually delivering a decent standard of living and the prospect of your children having a better life than you do. That is the key thing that politics needs to deliver: a better life for your children. That's why people are taking their lives in their hands and crossing the Mediterranean and the English Channel.

Mixing pop and politics he asks me what the use is / I offer him embarrassment and my usual excuses.

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.

If you've got a blacklist, I want to be on it.