I watched my mother waste her life on housework and swore I'd never do that. Dave does the cooking.

I'm a hopeless mother; a hopeless wife; I have to try harder. I'm just a pathetic case history, really.

Music is a gut thing. You're working in a medium which is more in touch with the primal than the modern. A gig is a ritual. There's a congregation.

I'm a crap guitarist and I find it really hard writing on my own.

I've seen many of my contemporaries become superstars, and the way fame and fortune starts to really affect the way they treat other people, and I think it's ugly.

I'm absolutely obsessed with The Jesus And Mary Chain and Patti Smith, but I'm a massive pop fan. I love pop culture, It's a total reflection of the zeitgeist.

If you suffer from depression, anything that makes you feel has to the most important thing in your life, because it's the only thing that can save you.