"It feels like there's hundreds of bands in Liverpool. There's some okay ones... But really we're the only one I can t…"

"I mean, even Joy Division are a bit over-rated, I think. They're very good live, but on record..."

"There was even talk at one point of getting Del Shannon to produce our first album."

"It did cause problems at one point. Part of it was down to the name of the group—people tended to think I was Echo. T…"

"I'm basically an 'appy person, but I'm just not into fun things that much."

"I wasn't into glam-rock. I was just into him. I never really saw him as glam-rock. Actually, I liked T-Rex too. Elect…"

"When all's said and done, I wish them well. I wasn't just the one that ranted a bit in interviews and thought he was …"

"From when Oasis first started I thought, "Thank Christ someone has picked up on that simple technique of saying they'…"

"I like Americans now. They're dead nice. More polite. They aren't like the English, 'Ey Mac, comin' for a pint round …"

"I was always really dubious about them actually. I'd heard some of Morrison's rambling poetic stuff, and I thought it…"