I pretty much grew up when punk was big in the UK. The Sex Pistols were heroes for me. I used to run around like Johnny Rotten. I had a jacket like his.

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I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction...

I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction...

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.

Only the guys who never made it and will never make it in the U.S....

Only the guys who never made it and will never make it in the U.S....

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...

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

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

As much as we all love playing live, it's not normal to be on the...

As much as we all love playing live, it's not normal to be on the...

I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine.

I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine.

It's pretty hard to make out what's going to be a commercial success and what's...

It's pretty hard to make out what's going to be a commercial success and what's...

I don't see myself as the boss. I sing and write the songs, and it...

I don't see myself as the boss. I sing and write the songs, and it...

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...

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

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

A happy wife is a happy life.

A happy wife is a happy life.

Any reaction is better than none.

Any reaction is better than none.

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...

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...

Lyrics are really important for me.

Lyrics are really important for me.

I have always been fascinated by dark and mysterious stuff. I guess I have a...

I have always been fascinated by dark and mysterious stuff. I guess I have a...

When I first began to write, I was writing on bass, because I was thinking...

When I first began to write, I was writing on bass, because I was thinking...

I am really addicted to music.

I am really addicted to music.

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...