The Media Sells It And You Live

I Have A Genuine Love Affair With My Audience. When I'm On Stage They're Not Privileged To See Me. It's A Privilege For Me To See Them.

The Jesus Freaks Were The Worst. While The ‘suicide Solution’ Case Was Going Through The Courts They Followed Me Around Everywhere. They Would Picket My Shows With Signs That Read, ‘the Anti-christ Is Here’. And They’d Always Be Chanting: ‘put Satan Behind You! Put Jesus In Front Of You!’ One Time, I Made My Own Sign – A Smiley Face With The Words ‘have A Nice Day’ – And Went Out And Joined Them. They Didn’t Even Notice. Then, Just As The Gig Was About To Start, I Put Down The Sign, Said, ‘see Ya, Guys,’ And Went Back To My Dressing Room.

Did You Know That The Percentage Of Young People In The Crucial 'youthquake' Age Bracket Of 15 To 24 Was Higher In 1973 Than In 1967 ? Therefore It Was Glam Rock That Ended The War In Vietnam.

They Said I Would Never Write This Book. Well, F**k ’em – ’cos Here It Is. All I Have To Do Now Is Remember Something... Bollocks. I Can’t Remember Anything.

Being In Birmingham, I Thought I Was Going To Be A Gangster Or A Bag-runner Or A Thief. I Heard Music And I Was Determined To Get Out Of There.