One of the interesting things here is that the people who should be shaping the future are politicians. But the political framework itself is so dead and closed that people look to other sources, like artists, because art and music…

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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...

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.

You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a...

You think I have the responsibilty... I have the responsibility to give the fans a...

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldnt be my job.

Someone needs to tell the truth, but it shouldnt be my job.

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'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,...

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...

My dad spent his whole life getting into fights for telling what he believed to...

My dad spent his whole life getting into fights for telling what he believed to...

And I know I'm paranoid and neurotic, I've made a career out of it.

And I know I'm paranoid and neurotic, I've made a career out of it.

Sex in the morning. Which is the best time to have it. As long as...

Sex in the morning. Which is the best time to have it. As long as...

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

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

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...

Sex in the morning. Which is the best time to have it. As long as...

Sex in the morning. Which is the best time to have it. As long as...

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 wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty...

I wrote a lot of stuff quickly: pages and pages of notes that seemed pretty...

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...

So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the...

So ultimately, it's idealistic to think that artists are able to step away from the...

This was something that was obsessing me and creating a writer's block. To get involved...

This was something that was obsessing me and creating a writer's block. To get involved...

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.