The further I get from the things that I care about, the less I care about how much further away I get.

My whole life I've played music for my own personal enjoyment and the idea of it becoming a machine or a business is just horrible.

Irony is the recourse of the weak-minded wimp, I think. I hate bands that deliver their songs with knowing smiles on their faces, so that if those songs fall flat they can say 'Ah well, we never really meant it anyway.' It's so dishonest.

I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was.

I hardly ever listen to any of our old stuff now. Once the songs have been recorded and put on to vinyl they become someone else's entertainment, not mine.

I don't dislike my peers because they're still around and remind me of what I'm doing. I never liked them anyway. I never liked U2, the things they've done over the years.

In some cases, I quite like irritating people who need to be irritated.