In an age of incompetence, I've been able to last in this crazy business. I actually know how to play my ax and write a song. That's my job.

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.

I have a theory that the only original things we ever do are mistakes.

Some people find it's easier to hate.

I look in the mirror and think, 'I don't look like a rock star.' I talked about this with Bono and we looked at each other and decided we look like a pair of bricklayers.

I actually wrote the song first as "well, it's 9 o'clock on a Saturday." That bit. Then I said, You know what? It needs some kind of an introduction to kind of set the mood and set the flavor. So I just played this kind of cocktail lounge thing, the hustle and bustle of waitresses going by - that kind of thing.

Call you up in the middle of the night. It's awful hard trying to make love long distance, but I really need stimulation.