The Beatles looked like they were in show business, and that was the important thing. And the important thing for the Rolling Stones was to look as if they were not.

The great artists represent you. The great products represent you. They don't tell you who you are. But with them, you require less verbiage.

Today it feels as if rock'n'roll has sort of turned in on its self, kids are 'rockin' to the same groups their parents do/did. We've seen it recently with The Stone Roses reunion shows, quite unique but is it healthy. Wasn't the 60's about rebelling against the tastes of your parents?

You have to jump into the pool before you know whether there's water in it.

I do have issues with the fact that music is so accessible nowadays. When I was growing up, we had to find our music we had to fight for it. But hey, you live in the age that you're born in, and you get on with it.