A selection of stuff from old Melody Makers:
"one time I was supposed to do a festival in Exeter on my own and I couldn't do it, because I had a fear that Dom or Chris would come into the audience and realise that I wasn't very good and not want me in the band anymore!"
(asked about getting into trouble)
"Many time. I've got into a couple of fights this week. I always know i'll lose, but that's what eggs me on for some reason. Once was when someone threw some beer over me at the Elle Style Awards. Another time I went into a pizza place near Leicester Square and it was closing, so the woman gave me some pizza for free, but then the bouncer just grabbed me and threw me down the stairs. I was really fucked off with that beacause it hurt! So I got the whole pizza and threw it into the resteraunt and then ran a mile. I think that's a real blue hair thing - people thinking, 'who the fuck does he think he is?'"
"I think i'm crap. I'm a crap guitar player. I'm really not very good. And i thought I was a good singer until I met Coldplay. That guy's got a real voice. He can sing ."