I Came Into This Whole Business By

I've Had Songs Written During The Falklands War, And During The First Gulf War I Got Letters From Soldiers Saying They Were Listening To These Songs, Like Island Of No Return.

Baptists Burn More Slowly.

You Can Be Active With The Activists Or Sleep In With The Sleepers While You're Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards.

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 Don't Mind Being Labeled As A Political Songwriter. I've Chosen To Do That. What Really Annoys Me Is Being Dismissed As A Political Songwriter. That Really Pains Me, Because Life Isn't All About Love; It's Not All About Politics, Either. It's A Beautiful Mixture Of Events That Absolutely Baffle You, And You Think, "why Can't I Do Something About That?", Whether Those Events Are In Your Bedroom, Or Out There In The Wide World. In Our Daily Lives We Engage With Them At Different Times, And I'm Trying To Write About The Whole Human Experience, Or My Perspective On It Anyway.