I started making music with my band in the 80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.

Let's play with sound, forget all knowledge and instrumental skills, and just use instinct – the same way punk did.

I want less and less control with music. Just playing music without any idea of composition or writing.

I can't imagine playing a boring gig. Like, a boring audience without reaction, I will play against them.

I love working and writing new songs. But sometimes you need to wait, to have something in your mind, and then you can let yourself play music.

Most of the time I like to start an album abroad, not at home, just to avoid the pressure, to not wake up and think, OK, its the first of recording this album. I like to avoid that.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

CULTIVATE THE GOOD WITHIN

The truly proud man is satisfied with his own good opinion and does not seek to make converts to it.

People think that I popped out of my mother's womb singing 'Chasing Pavements'.

To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter; sons have spirits of a higher pitch, but less inclined to endearing fondness.

In a narrow circle the mind grows narrow. The more one expands, the larger their aims.

I've seen fire and I've seen rain I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend But I always thought that I'd see you again.

The only thing we learn from history, I am afraid, is that we do not learn from history.

I thought this was pretty timely and it was pretty interesting [to film in Snowden].

We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay in money or in time off, depending on what's better for their family.