I have to do what I'm doing at the time. That's the most important thing. You might lose some people along the way, and you might gain other people on the way, that's just the way it is. But nevertheless, if you're driven by something, there is no argument about it; that's what you have to do.

The Jam were a good band, however I feel that the Style Council were better. A lot of people I know will disagree with me. Some things we did with The Style Council were misinterpreted or over their heads.

I love soul music, that's my real love in life and in whatever shape or form it is.

I had a total belief in The Style Council. I meant every word and felt every action.

I wear jeans and a T-shirt sometimes. I just like clothes - since the first time I can remember, like age ten or eleven; I was just obsessed with music and clothes. Just like a lot of people in England from my generation.

There have been records I've been really, really pleased with that haven't connected with people. But I felt good about them.

I could write songs about politics, but I'm conscious of not writing songs that sound the same as the ones I wrote 30 years ago.