I can't go along with all that shit about having to give everything up. I'd always say to them in the clinic I'm still going to have a Guinness, I'm still going to have a glass of wine. They say you can smoke 400 cigs a day and drink 20 cups of coffee, but you can't have a line or a drink again.

When I'm left on my own I'm my own worst enemy.

I always want to rock.

All my family back to the 1700s were water Gypsies. My brothers and me, we were the first ones to be born on dry land. All the rest of them were born on barges in the canals.

I'm still digging long-established bands like U2 - they're new to me!

Regina Spektor is great. I can't wait to see what more she's capable of.

What can I say, I'm an alcoholic. It's what I do.