I Never Answer If Someone Knocks On

My Earliest Memories Are Sitting On The Beach At Blackpool, And I Know That If I Went Back, It Would Be Horrible. I Know What Blackpool's Like - It's Nothing Like I Imagined It Was As A Child.

When Punk Came Along, I Found My Generation's Music. I Grew Up Listening To The Beatles And The Rolling Stones And Pink Floyd, 'cause That Was What Got Played In The House. But When I First Saw The Stranglers, I Thought, 'this Is It.'

There Were Only Two Times In My Life When I've Actually Felt Down About Things And Gotten Myself Into A Full Mental Mess. One Of The Times Was In 1982. I Had A Horrible Time For A Few Months And Felt Pretty Desperate. Then Again In 1984, For Various Reasons, Not All Of Them Within My Control. Since Then, I Just Wander In And Out Of Black Moods.

If You Acquiesce To One Interview, There's Always Another Waiting In The Wings. Also If You're Interviewed Repeatedly, You Just Start Repeating Yourself. I Don't Like To Do That.

I Write With A Pen And Paper. Never On A Laptop.