I'm used to people being a mile away. That suits me. It's more nerve-wracking playing in front of people who are two feet away from me.

As I get older, I don't aggressively pursue songs. All the great ones just appear.

I wasn't put on this earth to amass money or personal wealth. I was put on this earth to play guitar and write songs.

I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me.

I've always been into guitars. We want to put keyboards on, but keyboard players don't look cool onstage, they just keep their heads down. There has never been a cool keyboard player, apart from Elton John.

I sold my soul for the second time, cause' the man don't pay me.

There's nothing good on the news. You're not telling me CNN is all cats in trees, are you? Nothing can be that good if Piers Morgan is in it, you know what I mean?