To be able to play and get loads of people together is really cool.

I don't listen to much modern composition.

If you're working on a computer and you're editing bass, it looks like a warm curvy, sort of feminine object.

The trick with computers I think, is to approach old and new things with the same reverence as you would like your favourite chair and not be seduced by the constant innovation otherwise you never do anything.

As you get older you realize how important your emotional response is to any kind of music.

It takes so long to make a record and then it takes so long again to release it.

I mean, I'm in a band, we're reasonably successful, I've got a very nice suit - I'm not even a bad person- so why can't I get a shag?