Great interview. I bloody well love me some Mott the Hoople; the only song I can think of to do the usual "What about…" haranguing over is "I Wish I Was Your Mother" but even so, lovely stuff all round.

Great interview. I bloody well love me some Mott the Hoople; the only song I can think of to do the usual "What about…" haranguing over is "I Wish I Was Your Mother" but even so, lovely stuff all round.

Well, then, doesn't that suggest that someone might be to blame? I mean, it can't be a coincedence, can it?

Well, then, doesn't that suggest that someone might be to blame? I mean, it can't be a coincedence, can it?

How the hell did I miss this until now? Rocket from the Crypt are my favourite band. I have the tattoo and everything!

How the hell did I miss this until now? Rocket from the Crypt are my favourite band. I have the tattoo and everything!

Not enough John Reis.

Not enough John Reis.

Hey now!

Hey now!

I maintain my belief that the only way that the Larry Sanders Show finale could have been improved would have been for it to end with Artie attacking everyone with a hammer.

I maintain my belief that the only way that the Larry Sanders Show finale could have been improved would have been for it to end with Artie attacking everyone with a hammer.

@avclub-7d1483303d76d1233a9cb58faf72e26b:disqus Ah, me, I love the Wildhearts, so I don't mind that side to them. I once met Andy Cairns and shook his hand, and as I did so loads of his creepier sex-based lyrics all flashed through my head, culminating with "Masturbation saved my life". I assume his hand was wet from…

@avclub-7d1483303d76d1233a9cb58faf72e26b:disqus Ah, me, I love the Wildhearts, so I don't mind that side to them. I once met Andy Cairns and shook his hand, and as I did so loads of his creepier sex-based lyrics all flashed through my head, culminating with "Masturbation saved my life". I assume his hand was wet from…

It might help that I was about 15 or so when I first heard that album but for years it seemed like the pinnacle of musical maturity to me. I mean, string instruments! A lyric that contained the word 'vulva'! They were serious artists! Thankfully I can see it for what it is now (a massive cocaine binge that, as you…

It might help that I was about 15 or so when I first heard that album but for years it seemed like the pinnacle of musical maturity to me. I mean, string instruments! A lyric that contained the word 'vulva'! They were serious artists! Thankfully I can see it for what it is now (a massive cocaine binge that, as you…

By the looks of it their lead singer has gone on to do a fair bit of work writing and producing for pop groups, which doesn't surprise me; they always seemed to have a good sense for pop-rock.

By the looks of it their lead singer has gone on to do a fair bit of work writing and producing for pop groups, which doesn't surprise me; they always seemed to have a good sense for pop-rock.

(And “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince” was a horrible substitute.)

(And “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince” was a horrible substitute.)