I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

I started off doing rock 'n' roll, and then I went back, a couple of albums ago, into writing rock 'n' roll songs, and now this is a show with a straight-up rock 'n' roll band.

The only reason we wore sunglasses onstage was because we couldn't stand the sight of the audience.

Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.

The avant-garde makes more sense to me.