New Order never celebrated anything to do with Joy Division.
There was no animosity in the breakup of Soundgarden.
I'm very interested in writing an actual series, that doesn't have too much to do with my music - a world I create that has characters in it. I'm just trying to get there by doing things that I want to do.
Len and I had parted musical ways and this was one of the problems.
In the West, film music is completely different and independent from their popular music. The two industries are separate and don't interfere much.
When I grew up, there was one music: rock n' roll. Somewhere along the line, there was a separation. I don't know why it happened, but it did happen.
You've got to separate the singer and the songs.
Bands should never break up.
I used to sing in jazz clubs with a friend until she went another way.
I'm a big music fan outside of the music I make.
When I got home, I was trying to figure out how to be home. Like, be home in a sense that had nothing to do with music.
If Americans thought music and art belonged together, they wouldn't have the Grammys.
I love music and I love musicians. I separate them. I'm a big fan of Lily Allen's music, but I'm not a fan of her personality. I differentiate the two.
A lot of my personal life feels very separate from my music.
It's a lot different being a hip-hop artist. You just show up with a piece of paper with your words on it, say it in the mic, then you leave and some other guy does all the music.
