I became a musician because that's really what I wanted to do when I was fifteen, but I had other abilities.

I was always jealous of something getting more attention.

After the Soft Boys I just didn't want to work with any more guitarists.

Comedy is what happens when you cross the dateline from the unbearable. Things become so unbearable they become a joke.

You realize that the first Bryan Ferry album was pretty good although at the time it seemed a bit cheesy.

The band is like a vintage car. You take it out to go for a spin for a couple miles, but you wouldn't drive across the country.

I could never be a professional comedian, 'cause you have to keep telling the same jokes. For me, they're like word solos.