I wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty incoherent at first. Most of it was taken from the radio because -suddenly being a parent- I'd be confronted by the radio giving a news…

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I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then...

I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then...

Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want...

Well, my son really loves wildlife. And everytime he draws a polar bear I want...

The people in charge, globally, are maniacs. They are maniacs, and unless we do something...

The people in charge, globally, are maniacs. They are maniacs, and unless we do something...

At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

At home I've got a very puerile, juvenile sense of humour.

Music is more difficult - try naming a political band. The Dead Kennedys. The Dead...

Music is more difficult - try naming a political band. The Dead Kennedys. The Dead...

Well, Ive been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War,...

Well, Ive been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War,...

I think no artist can claim to have any access to the truth, or an...

I think no artist can claim to have any access to the truth, or an...

Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like...

Generally speaking, if people are prepared to stick their heads above the power pit, like...

We didn't start out to make a protest record at all. That would have been...

We didn't start out to make a protest record at all. That would have been...

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

Well, I've been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War,...

Well, I've been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War,...

I think we're entering a very dangerous time. The West has set itself up, decided...

I think we're entering a very dangerous time. The West has set itself up, decided...

And I know Im paranoid and neurotic, Ive made a career out of it.

And I know Im paranoid and neurotic, Ive made a career out of it.

I don't see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music...

I don't see it in terms of changing things, but rather using language and music...

We toyed with the idea of making it a double album, but I think that...

We toyed with the idea of making it a double album, but I think that...

If we got into a situation where people start burning our records, then bring it...

If we got into a situation where people start burning our records, then bring it...

I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it,...

I've never believed that pop music is escapist trash. There's always a darkness in it,...

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldn't be my job.

I think maybe since there isn't a great deal of access to the mainstream media...

I think maybe since there isn't a great deal of access to the mainstream media...