I have always been fascinated by dark and mysterious stuff. I guess I have a pretty dark and gloomy side. Writing songs saves me from going completely gonzo.

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I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success...

I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success...

We recorded our first CD, Sixteen Stone, with a small budget and never dreamed that...

We recorded our first CD, Sixteen Stone, with a small budget and never dreamed that...

I quite like Low, the band from Minnesota. They're absolutely mesmerizing. I get much the...

I quite like Low, the band from Minnesota. They're absolutely mesmerizing. I get much the...

In a band that works out well, everybody has a certain role to fulfill.

In a band that works out well, everybody has a certain role to fulfill.

Lyrics are really important for me.

Lyrics are really important for me.

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever...

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever...

For the sound we produce, everybody is equally important. Each of us has a very...

For the sound we produce, everybody is equally important. Each of us has a very...

I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only...

I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only...

I think people are too hard on the Pistols. The Pistols started the whole punk...

I think people are too hard on the Pistols. The Pistols started the whole punk...

For some critics we might be uncool on account of our popularity.

For some critics we might be uncool on account of our popularity.

If you just keep your head down and just try and do your thing, sometimes...

If you just keep your head down and just try and do your thing, sometimes...

Being real is what is important.

Being real is what is important.

The Beatles, the Small Faces and the Kinks were great bands, but that was in...

The Beatles, the Small Faces and the Kinks were great bands, but that was in...

Bob Dylan has a way with words that simply blows me away. When he forgets...

Bob Dylan has a way with words that simply blows me away. When he forgets...

As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out...

As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out...

I'm not a workaholic, but I was a bit manic, I have to confess.

I'm not a workaholic, but I was a bit manic, I have to confess.

The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.

The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.

Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an...

Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an...

The only people who benefit from lawsuits are lawyers. I think we made a couple...

The only people who benefit from lawsuits are lawyers. I think we made a couple...

Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house.

Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house.