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 love the Bee Gees, but only the pre-disco stuff. From '64 to '69, I've got all their albums.

The thing about Manchester is...it all comes from here

I started off as many fathers do. I enjoyed the good bits, but I was wary of the responsibility. But now I love being a dad.

I don't have the genetic make-up of a frontman, but I'm learning how to do it.

With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is, they only got there before me. If I'd been born at the same time as John Lennon, I'd have been up there.

I've never felt like I had anything important to say.