There's an old joke that you know you're in heaven if the cooks are Italian and the engineering is German. If it's the other way around you're in hell.

I wave to the double-decker buses from my bike, but the passengers never wave back. Why? Am I not an attraction?

It's a fundamental, social attitude that the 1% supports symphonies and operas and doesn't support Johnny learning to program hip-hop beats. When I put it like that, it sounds like, 'Well, yeah,' but you start to think, 'Why not, though?' What makes one more valuable than another?

Architecture theory is very interesting.

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.

Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears the head.

As I define it, rock and roll is dead. The attitude isn't dead, but the music is no longer vital. It doesn't have the same meaning. The attitude, though, is still very much alive - and it still informs other kinds of music.