I'm not a martyr, just a musician who dies for your sins. Oh, that's what a martyr is? Very well then, I am a martyr, if you insist.

If you're bored of the songs, you're bored of the songs. There's not much you can do.

People are born with certain faces, like my father was born with a face that people want to hit.

Space Jam is my favorite movie. Don't ask me why, it just is.

When you're a parent, then you still have to commit to this concept of, "Okay, I'm basically out of action now for three months."

Generally, it's not good to be engaged directly with the political system unless you are qualified. It`s a very depressing business, the way politics works. You get stuck into it, but then, at some point, you have to walk away. I had to walk away, because it's like this dark, black energy void. There are some people who have dedicated their lives to living in that energy void, but I can't do it. I just can't go there. It feels like you're treading water too much when you do. It's a crazy thing.

All of our saddest songs have somewhere in them at least a glimmer of resolve - Street Spirit has no resolve. It is the dark tunnel without the light at the end.