I'm not afraid of computers taking over the world.

Well, I've been reading a lot about the fifty years since the Second World War, about Western foreign policy and all that. I try not to let it get to me, but sometimes I just think that there's no hope.

I grew up under Thatcher. I grew up believing that I was fundamentally powerless. Then gradually over the years it occurred to me that this was actually a very convenient myth for the state.

My argument would be that I don't think there is much that's genuinely political art that is good art.

I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.

Sometimes the nicest thing to do with a guitar is just look at it.