When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I'm being taken seriously. I've got highfalutin' art collectors and everything!

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.'

Seriously, I wanted to be an artist because I saw that it meant endless possibilities. I came from a badly managed family background, so art was a way of reinventing myself.

Everything goes in cycles in the music industry.

When I first saw Jo, I said boom, that was it, because I'm a one-woman man.

This is my 30th-year anniversary with the band, and I've never enjoyed it more. Everyone is more relaxed, and I think the music is better for it.