But If You're Gonna Dine With Them

There's Always Pain Around. That's One Thing You Can Guarantee In Life - There Will Always Be A Surplus Of Pain.

When I Start To Write A Song, I Initially Fall Into Patterns And Creative Habits That Are Familiar, And Because They're Familiar, They Sound Convincing. It's Important For Me To Not Pursue Those Ideas, Because I've Already Done Them, But To Find Ideas That Are Different And Feel Strange To Write And Disconcerting To Write.

The Way People Reacted To Me In Dressing Rooms And So On Was Incredibly Aggressive. They Know Every Record And They Seem To Think They Should Nudge Me Or Bump Into Me As They Go Past. It Was This Incredible Performance That Used To Amuse Me. In The Early Days, People Were Drawn Towards Us Like They'd Be Drawn Towards A Car Smash...there Is A Definite Relationship Between That Fanaticism And The Fan That, As A Performer, You Expose More Of Yourself, Of The Undercurrents Of Your Personality. Most Rock Personalities Subdue That Or Choose Not To Explore It.

I'm An Australian, And When I Grew Up Much Of My Influences Were American - Blues Music And Country Music, All That Sort Of Thing.

I've Watched 'oprah Winfrey.' And I'm Proud. I Don't Care What Anybody Says! I Don't Know Whether I've Watched It. I've Been In The Room While It's Been On.