It's quite ironic I suppose, it's that thing about being in a group when you all start out as friends and then invariably end up hating each other. So I just thought they needed telling really, in case they were labouring under the apprehension that they were still friends.

The chemistry involved made everything Factory did quite special.

We've had a problem finding a vocalist. We have not been lucky yet to find the one. I think the problem is that the three of us have such a pedigree of vocalist, that if we come out with someone that's not good we'll obviously be slated!

We need to talk about what we are going to do and see and decide. We'll have to wait and see.

I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism.

America stopped making vinyl and phased out the single but Germany held out and refused. Warner's never phased out vinyl in Germany. Now America imports it!

The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life.