Chris Lowe

If I could, I'd be a recluse. I do want to be one. I'm trying really hard. But it's a difficult thing to pull off in this job. ”

I think sometimes an artist can really lose sight of what made them popular in the first place. ”

We never let go. Ever. Even with punctuation. It's frightening. I can't see anyone from any record company ever writing an email to Neil and not getting it back, with corrections. ”

I always have a very strong sense of shaming oneself, and you can do that a lot in the public eye, so it's best avoided at all costs I think. ”

One Direction. Proper pop band. There has to be a band that people want to scream at. I don't think I've ever behaved like a pop star. ”

I don't think you ever know in yourself whether you have gone mad. You exist in a bubble. There comes a point where you suddenly feel not really a part of the world, you're just passing through. ”

There's nothing I like more than being on a dance floor with a thousand people feeling love for humanity. ”

Well, I love what you would call boys' music, you know, the prodigy, banging techno, music that girls generally don't like. ”

Love Comes Quickly is our favourite record ever, and it did really badly. ”

House music is about love, and lots of hip hop is about hate and intolerance, so in that respect, it's not good at all. ”