We worked for 11 years to get where we are today, and I want to take our work seriously so that later on I'll be able to appreciate the money we've made.

No one knew me until I met my wife Lulu. Lulu's mother used to ask, Which one is Maurice? For six months she thought Lulu was dating Barry.

It's very hard to write a song alone. It's only by jamming that you can get a song together.

So many groups fail because they spend all their time in the clubs. Work pours in and they can't handle it because of late-night drinking.

The most important thing about recovery is to pass the message on.

I write the music because I can't really write lyrics. But I can write chords like Robin's never heard of. So I provide the music for them to add the lyrics to.

We don't mind being ripped apart, but don't rip the songs apart. They're like our kids.