Well, Ive been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War, about Western foreign policy and all that. I try not to let it get to me, but sometimes I just think that theres no hope.

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It is difficult to make political art work.

It is difficult to make political art work.

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.

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...

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...

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...

I think sometimes all the charities are doing is mopping up the blood. It's a...

I think sometimes all the charities are doing is mopping up the blood. It's a...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over...

Coming from Britain, I was terrified of meeting all these other artists, because artists over...

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...

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...

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.

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...