I don't like to get pigeonholed. I don't like it when people think they have you sewn up.

If we get through for two minutes only it will be a start!

There's always something in most world folk musics that always seems connected; whether it's a bagpipe or a tambura, there's always some sort of drone instrument, and there's always percussion.

The '40s were quite austere and super glamorous.

I don't think about what I can't do or what I shouldn't be doing. I just think there are endless possibilities musically, really.

There's more to distract people, isn't there? When I was a kid there was music and football and clothes. And that was kind of it, really. Those three things defined you as a person.

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.