You Can Only Begin To Be Great

Anyone Can Play An Instrument If You Show Them How To Move Their Limbs, Lips Or Fingers The Right Way. It's Irrelevant. What Is Relevant Is Personality, Energy, Creativity And Disturbing Sense Of Humour.

I Think In The World Of Indie Music There's This Sort Of False Modesty.

Cinema, Which Is Influenced By Every Single Part Of Life, Is Direct And Reaches You Immediately. And Writing - The Best Writing Is Complex Ideas Communicated Concisely. And Music - If It's A Good Tune, Make Sure People Can Bloody Hear It!

For Me Upward Social Mobility Is Possible Through Talent And Hard Work And Is A Glowing Endorsement Of The Benefits Of Living In A Modern Capitalist Society. It's Not So Much Evidence Of A Meritocracy, As Evidence Of Healthy Nepotism. Nepotism Is At The Core Of A Good Group Dynamic. A Good Group Dynamic Is At The Core Of Rock'n'roll.

Glasgow's Not A Media Center. When You're There, When You're Hanging About, You Feel Quite Detached From Musical Movements Or Fashions Or Anything Like That. You Do Feel Quite Alone, In A Good Way.