I would rather eat my own testicles than reform The Smiths, and that's saying something for a vegetarian.

I didn't really see the British punk movement, if that's what it was, as wildly original, because I had been listening so intently to all the New York music since 1973, really.

I think perhaps I touch on a different passion in people. It’s not simple the passion of rock ‘n’ roll rebellion - it’s more romantic than sexual.

People are still disturbingly vague about the treatment of animals. People still seem to believe that meat is a particular substance not at all connected to animals playing in the field over there. People don't realise how gruesomely and fighteningly the animal gets to the plate.

I don't perform. Seals perform.

I don't mind if you forget me. Having learned my lesson, I never left an impression on anyone.

The word 'indie' is meaningless now. It's so over-used that people think it simply means green hair.