Don't get too comfortable with who you are at any given time - you may miss the opportunity to become who you want to be.

Sometimes, a smooth process heralds the approach of atrophy or death.

I know I am pretentious, but I'd be the first person to tell you that. And I'm not apologising, because I'm bored of indie bands that are terrified of doing anything that could be perceived as aspirational, so they don't affect the status quo of their little cliquey band world.

We should always be aspiring to know more, and to better ourselves, and to improve ourselves. To improve ourselves, because that's how we improve the world around us, by working within us.

My mother has all my awards, because if I walked downstairs every day and saw all my achievements it would be so easy to become complacent.

Anything that is not growing is dead.