If you're the singer in the band, you always get more attention than anyone else.

I don't find it easy dealing with people with drug problems. It helps if you're all taking drugs, all the same drugs.

I wasn't taking so many drugs that it was messing up my creative processes. It was a very good period, 1968 - there was a good feeling in the air. It was a very creative period for everyone.

That's one of the good things about a lot of the young British bands, they are mixing all styles of music. I think that's very good because that's very now.

When you write songs, you have to like them yourself first, but then you have to make everyone else like them, because you can force them to play it, but you can't force them to like it.

Anarchy is the only slight glimmer of hope.

For some people it's real therapy to talk to journalists about their private lives and inner thoughts. But I would rather keep something to myself.