I went to visit Alcatraz years ago when I was on tour with the Pistols, and I really liked the atmosphere of the place. I genuinely, really, thoroughly enjoyed the whole morning there. I just liked the quietness and stillness of what is basically a cruel prison complex. I still found some kind of joy in that. That's how I am.

Occasionally, a re-enactment is a fine thing. I love Civil War re-enactments.

For me, the best rock is not what you play - it's what you're not playing.

I've had great pleasure meeting the likes of Newt Gingrich and having a chat with the fellow on a staircase. I found him completely dishonest and totally likeable, because he doesn't care! He knows what a politician is, and he's a perfect embodiment of one.

Oscar Wilde turned the world upside down and was able to laugh at it, and hopefully by the time I'm 120 and worn out, that's what I will achieve. I love being alive so much.

Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative.

Dummy Dum Dum was my nickname for years at school. I was the strange one of the family, the one who couldn't remember his name.