Quotes

I trained classically from the age of eight, and I think all those scales did me a lot of good.

When you learn an instrument when you're young, you try and take it to the limit, don't you? I started off going down the funk route because funk's the limit with the bass - it's all about how many notes you can play within three seconds. There was even some slapping involved, I'm afraid. The older I get, though, the less is more theory sits a lot better with me.

[on The Smiths] I'm really proud of our stuff. No matter what's gone on in court rooms, people can't take that away from us. We were all great players and really good at what we did. That's something I can always be proud of.

At least our records didn't use any gimmicky sounds and so the tunes stand the test of time. I think that's why there's still the big interest in The Smiths.

It was hilarious when he [Morrissey] did get pissed because he'd always want a ciggie. He'd be slurring, 'Gurv me a shigarette'. We'd be like, 'What? You don't smoke!'. He'd be, 'No, gurvusa shigarette!' That's when you knew he'd had too much. Time for bed, Mozzer.