I like it when things crescendo to a huge moment like 'Hold Back the River.'
When Chuck Berry came along, what he did was more rock & roll than it was blues. It was more exciting. He was like the next step. I thought his first single, 'Maybellene,' was the greatest song in the world.
When I was at the Group for Musical Research, with this idea of discovering electronic music, I quickly realized that that it was a very interesting and exciting approach to music, but I also saw that it was very intellectual and quite dogmatic.
When Blur first started and we were playing Manchester the Hacienda was the place to go. That was where a lot of exciting stuff was happening and London was pretty dead.
I have been listening to the Stooges' self-titled first album for well over half my life, and it remains one of the most exciting and essential records I have ever had the good fortune to come into contact with.
I think I would like to discover a new root where people don't get bored with people singing boring lines but something exciting. That'd be interesting.
Sigur Ros make beautiful music. Bloc Party are fantastic and exciting and innovative.
For me, rockabilly is very, very exciting music. It's electric and kind of wild, you know? It's 'make your hairs stand up on the back of your neck' kind of music.
I'm going to try to make happy songs or some political songs, like 'A Country Boy Can Survive' - something people can get excited about.
