I always look for the weirdest note to land on. I felt that that was the least I could do for the great musical traditions which I've spawned.

It's great fun to play with a really good band.

There's a great freedom in writing by yourself. You can write anything you want.

Cynicism, I contend, is the wailing of someone who believes that things are, or should be, or could be, much, much better than they are.

What gets people into trouble with records now is that they want to build something up without substantial musical ideas. Without that as a foundation, you can add all the layers of sound you want - it's still going to sound like a mess.

We have been fortunate enough to do something that has always been out of the mainstream and yet have an audience for what we do.