I was having a hard time at school, in terms of being crap at everything, with no discernible talent.
I was in a little punk band and we put out a few punk records that weren't very political, at all.
I try and write honestly about what I see around me now.
Britain is a great country. We can more or less say what we like, and we can walk down the street without anyone trying to kill us. I know it's tough for some people, but generally we live in a caring society. We live in a great country, but we're no longer a great power. Part of the problem with some elements of the European debate is that they hanker for the days when we were a great power. Those days are gone, and they went a long time ago.
Freedom is merely privilege extended, unless enjoyed by one and all.
The idea that musicians should be talking about politics is, in some ways, quite a sixties' idea. Music no longer has a vanguard role in youth culture.
Start your own revolution, cut out the middleman In a perfect world we'd all sing in tune But this is reality so give me some room So join the struggle while you may The Revolution is just a t-shirt away
I have shaved my head. My flowing locks are now quite a bit shorter.
One act of violence takes four generations to heal.
It ain't so much what a man doesn't know that causes him so many problems, but what he knows that ain't so.
What is so priceless about being the selves we were created to grow into is that it's impossible to do it wrong.