I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig.

I think I have something valid to say. My words are my bullets. I like to brag that somehow I got it right.

I'm in England so often I haven't really left, but Americans aren't at all like they're misrepresented through their politicians.

I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, but I made a rap song 20 years ago with Afrika Bambaataa.

I've never said I'm a communist.

Music can describe emotions far more accurately than words ever can. As soon as I realised that, I knew music was where I wanted to be.

Pop music I have always loved best.

The day I run out of ideas is the day I stop making records.

You'll find that empty vessels make the most sound.

When you come from desperate poverty, and that's exactly what I come from, you know that nonsenses are not to be tolerated. I'm not sure who gains from chaos, but I know it's not the poor folks in the council flats. The politics of vindictiveness is never, ever anything like a solution.

There's nothing glorious in dying. Anyone can do it.

I'm not here for your amusement. You're here for mine.

I have one major problem with the internet: It's full of liars. There doesn't seem to be any way to answer to people lying about you.

People don't like other poor people, and rather than blame the people that make you all poor, you blame each other.

Sometimes the most positive thing you can be in a boring society is absolutely negative.

It's no good being nice and young and naive. There's no good in that at all. You've got to do it all yourself, and you've gotta learn quick. And you can't look for sympathy either.

It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest.

Don't accept the old order. Get rid of it.

I think national pride leads to nothing but wars and hate.

Love is 2 minutes and 52 seconds of squelching noises.