Jazz is the last refuge of the untalented. Jazz musicians enjoy themselves more than anyone listening to them does.
There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.
We had a heroic attitude to artistic freedom, and we thought normal contracts were a bit vulgar - somehow not punk. But that was the whole point - we weren't a regular record label.
Maybe the worst thing is not caring what people think. That came from my mother. She was the biggest influence on my life.
Even though the hero of emo is Morrissey, the great song of emo is 'Love Will Tear Us Apart.' An emo soundtrack would introduce Joy Division's music to a whole new generation.
I had the virtue of wanting to hang out with people who were more talented than me. I can't write songs, I can't perform, I can't design clubs, but I was an enthusiast. My gift was that I said yes to everybody.
It's hard to describe how bloody awful music was, how desperately bad it was, how our 1960s heroes had become boring and useless. Not only were they bad - they were badly dressed.
The special relationship between the region and a regional celebrity means that people feel that they have a special investment in you.
My public image is none of my business.