No, no, no, I don't snort no more, I'm tired of waking up on the floor. No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, then it makes it hard to find the door.

I feel the older I get, the more I'm learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it's all about finding yourself.

This was the point of our lives when we found pills, uppers. That's the only way we could continue playing for so long. They were called Preludin, and you could buy them over the counter. We never thought we were doing anything wrong, but we'd get really wired and go on for days. So with beer and Preludin, that's how we survived.

First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.

I'm not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do.

It all comes down to who you crucify, you either kiss the past or future good-bye.

John had Julian and I had Zak so we'd try to do the fatherly things. We'd try to do manly things too; we'd go to the pub and bring Maureen and Cynthia a Babycham or something- a real Liverpool attitude