Laurent Brancowitz

I thought it was too 'glam rock' to practice. The problem is that now I'm a pretty bad guitar player.

When people say 'stadium songs,' it's really negative. All the festival headliners, I've realised, are usually the worst bands.

I always considered technical musicianship as something you should be ashamed of - I don't know why.

I don't write constantly; it's two serials and a novel a year.

Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.