You Get To A Certain Age And

There Isn't Much I Find Interesting To Write About In Middle-class Life.

Pornography Takes All The Reality Out Of Sex And Disney Does That To Family Life.

Also, Because People Like To Multitask, In A Way If You've Got A Bit Of Music On In The Background And The Lyrical Content Is Making You Want To Listen To It, Then That Would Probably Put You Off The Texting You Wanted To Do. I Think People Like Things That Just Make That Right Kind Of Noise, But Leave Your Brain Free To Do Something Else.

Culture Shouldn't Be A Pacifying Thing. It Shouldn't Be Something That You Just Passively Accept. I Think It Should Be Something That, In Some Ways, Is Quite Disruptive - Makes You Think And Question Things, And Actually Sparks Debate.

Being Chronically Shy I Needed To Create A Persona For Myself And Be Involved With A Band Where I Could Be Ruler Of My Own Kingdom. Then Pulp Became Hugely Popular And I Lost Control Of It, Which Is When It All Went Wrong.