People don't like land mines, especially the survivors and the people who are living in the countries with them. They think they are cowardly, like we do, so I think it's down to the governments to actually just listen to the people and sign the treaty and get rid of all these things and there would be an end to it.

It's not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources. If you were to write something now, I bet there's a pretty good chance you'd call on your teenage years, your experiences then, stuff you learned then.

If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That's the single most important thing you could do. It's staggering when you think about it. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty.

My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum when he was 17.

What's wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.

I've got a few guitars that I like. The trouble with fame and riches is that you have more than one guitar.

Jet, I can almost remember their funny faces