I think the most important thing about what musicians do is the music. You can be as big an arsehole as you want but if you're not making good music, you won't get away with it.

I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism.

But then I quite enjoy when something goes wrong, because when I watch DJs that take it very seriously, it's nice when you make a mistake and laugh about it.

The scary thing is when I did my set in Texas everyone was excited. The show was great. I was done and the next DJ put something on vinyl and the difference! The quality!!

There's a very fine line between being artistic and being a dickhead - it's like love and hate.

The chemistry involved made everything Factory did quite special.

Sarcasm is a Manchester trait.

Nobody is the same. If we were all the same it would be bloody boring.

We don't to be some kind of rock supergroup for the sake of being a supergroup. You want to change things and say something fresh and new so you appeal to people as a new group.

I think people expect mud at festivals, I think you'd be asking for your money back if you didn't get it.

When digital recording came in about '84, everything started to follow into digital. Now, you've got the best recording media in the world, but it's not very pleasing to the ear.

When my mind plays tricks on me I can deal. But when my mind plays tricks on my mind I can not tell what's real

I had to prove myself to a lot of different people.

The universal subjugator, the commonplace.

The history of mankind is the history of our misunderstandings with god, for he doesn't understand us, and we don't understand him.

Linebacker is a lot more detail oriented and you have to know a lot more than a defensive end necessarily would on any given play.

I take the world very personally. I take history personally; I want to place myself in the larger context.

Somewhere in your make-up there lies sleeping, the seed of achievement which, if aroused and put into action, would carry you to heights, such as you may never have hoped to attain.

Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.

A producer is someone who actually calls the shots. An executive producer is just a guy that eats more food at craft service.

What a glorious morning this is!