If everyone in the music business were brutally honest about what their intentions were then you could sort things out, but it's all smoke and mirrors.

Every album I've ever been involved in, on the day that it came out I believed in it.

Look. I was a superhero in the '90s. I said so at the time. McCartney, Weller, Townshend, Richards, my first album's better than all their first albums. Even they'd admit that.

Just because you sell lots of records it doesn't mean to say you're any good. Look at Phil Collins.

When you're the cash cow that lays the golden goose egg, people are always going to cheer you on, whatever.

The charts are only relevant when you're top of them!

Under Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod, great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very colourful and progressive.