I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly. It doesn't matter what the genre; nowadays, it's so much harder than it ever was.

Out of the dragon's claws and into the fire, there's a moment in every man's life when he must decide what is wrong and what is right.

We were just killing time, we were young and restless, and needed to unwind. There ain't nothing that lasts forever, forever.

I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly, my pride never would have allowed me to. In the beginning it was about doing it the right way, on the merits of the music.

There is little sense in attempting to change external conditions, you must first change inner beliefs, then outer conditions will change accordingly.

Music became my focus. At 13, I was jamming with my mates. At 15, I was playing clubs.

I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it's a good song, what does it matter?