Hendrix was the first person I had come across who seemed completely free, and when you're nine or 10, your life is entirely dominated by adults. So he represented this thing that I wanted to be. Hendrix was the first person who made me think it might be good to be a singer and a guitarist - before that I wanted to be a footballer.

But everyone I know reaches a point where they throw out their arms and go beserk for a while; otherwise you never know what your limits are. I was just trying to find mine.

Nobody notices me. Nobody thinks I'm me. But then I look less like me than most of the people coming to our concerts.

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.

I started out in the 'Cure' reflecting things that I thought were important, and it's reached a point where it takes over and becomes the thing that is important.

If I book a hotel it's actually very funny. It's very nice to be a genuine Mr Smith.

You know, the Internet's made us more aware of what people think about us.