Jamie Hince Quotes
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Never wear a hat and sunglasses at the same time, because it looks like you're wearing a disguise.
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I try not to be too realistic. It's better to be over-positive.
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When I was a kid growing up, I lived in a little rural village called Woolton Hill, and the nearest town was Newbury. No bands played anywhere near us, so as much as I wanted to be on the grid and in the loop, I never was.
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I've carved a different path which is not that affected by what happens in the bad side of politics. I've always surrounded myself with music and art and love and all those things - pleasures that are sort of immune from all that.
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There are plenty of cities that have given me the time of my life for a week or two - including Sao Paulo, Paris, and New York - but London has an enduring appeal that keeps on unfolding.
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I'm a guitar player. I've carved out my own style of guitar music, so I don't look for inspiration with playing guitar.
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I've started to fall for New Orleans recently. There's real life there, if you know what I mean.
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It feels like being in a band is a luxury now: like you can only do it if you're signed really early or you come from a wealthy family.
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Privacy has become the most precious thing. Things have got more cryptic in my writing.
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I used to take 'Visions of Cody' by Jack Kerouac on tour all the time. I don't really love Kerouac, but that book, you could just open at any page and find something incredible for that day.
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I loved all that riot-grrl scene and Nation of Ulysses and Bikini Kill and Huggy Bear. I loved it. It was the moment sort of first growing up where bands had stopped looking like roadies.
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I don't feel like the album format is sacred anymore, and things have got to change. I don't listen to music in terms of albums anymore. I've got a short attention span.
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I've got no problem being on my own. I like the way my imagination works.
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The best part of touring has to be playing shows.
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I'm probably quite practical when I'm on stage. I start off with a leather jacket, and then get too hot and take it off. I don't think too much about it.
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A freshly pressed suit is a miracle when you're travelling. When your suitcase has turned all your clothes into creased rags, and you've crossed so many time zones that you can't tell a Monday from a Thursday, putting on a freshly pressed suit for breakfast is like spending a week in a spa.
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I love all board games, actually, apart from backgammon. I can never remember the rules.