Freedom Is Merely Privilege Extended, Unless Enjoyed

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.

All Musicians Start Out With Ideals But Hanging On To Them In The Face Of Media Scrutiny Takes Real Integrity. Tougher Still Is To Live Up To The Ideals Of Your Dedicated Fans.

I Think If You're Going To Make Political Art, You Have To Engage At Some Level. You Can't Just Write About Politics, You Have To Try And Be Politics As Well.

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.

Being Spokesman For A Generation Is The Worst Job I Ever Had.