Being In A Band Didn't Buy Me

Just Because You Can Leap Off A Drum Kit Doing A Scissors Kick While Hitting A Chord, People Expect You To Be An Extrovert Socially. But I'm Not Always Comfortable With The Idea Of Small Talk At A Party.

If Success Had Come Along When I Was 17 It Would Either Have Killed Me Or Sent Me Completely Mad.

The Beatles Were Huge For Me, ... I Used To Jump Around The Room To The Red Album, The One With All The Early Hits On It. It Made You Feel Euphoric. It Was A Sensation I Couldn't Get From Anything Else, Whether It Was Playing Football, Swimming Or Even Seeing 'star Wars.'

No Matter What You Do, If You're Trying To Create Something New, Your Environment Has A Massive Impact On You.

I Didn't Grasp The Basic Principle Of Being A Promoter, Which Was: Put On Music But Also Generate An Income. I Was On The Dole Most Of The Time.