 | | Steve Diggle |
"It’s like Shakespeare; you’re doing the same body of work but it’s a different production." Steve Diggle on playing Buzzcocks’ classics night after night "It is pretty exhausting and I do get pretty knackered, but it’s not like I’m down a diamond mine with no limbs trying to make ends meet." Ed Harcourt explains the truth of touring
 | | Del Marquis |
"I have a guy that I work with and we were walking round today in the charity shops of Wolverhampton, picking up stuff, so that gives you some idea." Del Marquis on the Scissor Sisters’ unique style "I think it’s a pretty hair-raising experience. If you need your battery charged, it’s a good show to do that." Tim DeLaughter explains the fun of the Polyphonic Spree
 | | Mike TV |
"Lizzie came to a party and we heard her playing Ghostbusters and she played it perfectly, so I was like 'right, Get her in the band'." Mike TV explains his selection process for Beats For Beginners "In James, I could hide in the collective, so if we got slagged off by the music press, it didn't have to touch me. But now I'm a little bit more the guy facing the wrath of the NME." Tim Booth faces his critics
 | | Guy Garvey |
"A band like the Pixies… It's a chance for people who've fallen in love with their music in their absence to see them live. But I think bands like Madness should definitely lie down and die." Elbow's Guy Garvey picks his way through the comeback trail "I suppose it all stems from my interest in animals and mythology, and how humans depict animals in art and music, and also, I just like the surrealness of it." Alison Goldfrapp on her taste in stage costumes
 | | Martin Blunt |
"When the media wasn't there for us… what kept us together was the people who came to the concerts. Manchester and certain other industrial Northern towns and cities kept faith with us." The Charlatans' Martin Blunt shows his love for the North "We'll not be closed to the idea of moving on from where we are. I don't know whether that means getting a guitar or Tim buying another 3000 keyboards, but we're not immune to change." Tom Chaplin hints at a change of direction for Keane
 | | Peter Saville |
"I have a lot of difficulty in a business culture that is only interested in making money. I can't see the point. What's the point of spending £10,000 just to make £20,000? Why not just keep the £10,000?" Peter Saville shows his head for business "People say my content's mature, I don't think it's mature at all. I'm just a normal 20 year old. I'm opinionated." Amy Winehouse gets to the heart of her songwriting
 | | Lee Gorton |
"I had these really serene days when I'd get up before the lads and go out and try and find the flea markets, walking around canals on my own, and then going to the gigs and being really surprised at how full they were." Alfie's Lee Gorton finds joy in touring Europe "I wasn't sure what was going to happen with Monaco because it was all completely fresh and we were already halfway up the ladder. We had somebody who could be on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here." Dave Potts of Ram on his days with Peter Hook
 | | Martin Rebelski |
"I was hitch-hiking and they were getting helicopters, but nothing changes there!" Martin Rebelski on getting to and from the studio with Doves "I did have a few moments before release where I had anxiety attacks and I thought 'what am I doing this for? This could potentially kill my soul!'" Kate Rogers on the reality of releasing her debut
 | | Jason Brown |
"It gave me the opportunity to buy a Marshall, get the Les Paul out and play those big power chords that I didn’t play as much in my last band, and suddenly I can pretend to be in the Under-Buzzcocks-tones." Jason Brown on the freedom of life in the Lovers
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