I don't think of myself as a singer really.

Manchester has it's own pride and London has it's sort of pride and sometimes we can be a bit mean to each other, but I think if we dig the music we can get on really well.

There's a focus that hasn't been there for ages and ages and some American bands are sounding quite English like they did in the late 70s and early 80s.

I liked Germany; I'm not into Berlin, it's too huge and empty and imposing, but Munich was good.

When Blur first started and we were playing Manchester the Hacienda was the place to go. That was where a lot of exciting stuff was happening and London was pretty dead.

It's the clothes that influence the music I'm going to play.

I don't think of myself as a singer really.