It has always seemed slightly uncomfortable, the idea of politicised musicians. Very few of them are clever enough to do it; if they're good at the political side, the music side suffers, and vice versa.

It has always seemed slightly uncomfortable, the idea of politicised musicians. Very few of them are clever enough to do it; if they're good at the political side, the music side suffers, and vice versa.

There were only two times in my life when I've actually felt down about things and gotten myself into a full mental mess. One of the times was in 1982. I had a horrible time for a few months and felt pretty desperate. Then again in 1984, for various reasons, not all of them within my control. Since then, I just wander in and out of black moods.

When you're on stage, the real world just drops away for that time. It's pretty intense.

Reading is something I've really missed, not being able to enter people's worlds.

Performing doesn't come that naturally to me, even though I've done it for years.

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