It must be really hard to be starting out in music now.

When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move.

Other bands wanted to wreck hotel rooms; Roxy Music wanted to redecorate them.

It's quite funny that, 20 years ago, one would have thought putting out a fragrance would [negatively] affect your musical credibility. Now it may enhance it.

I loved music from the age of eight. Jazz and blues. But also Little Richard and Elvis Presley.

You can never get silence anywhere nowadays, have you noticed?

While it's a great indulgence, it's also very interesting to have three bass players on the same track.