Adam Ant

I feel very grateful to be alive and well enough to make music.

When you work as hard as you can and as much as you can to make your first album, and you don't make any money, then you change things.

I loved being in a band.

The touring was crazy, it was a lot of work. But I enjoyed it.

I want to do a make-up line for men.

Men look like pandas when they try and put make-up on.

If you make a mistake, you should enjoy it.

Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I've always played live.

Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.

The brain isn't like the heart. They learned how to transplant a heart. The brain is more complex.

I'm a punk rocker. I don't do Christian.

Creative people are more prone to depression.

Prison's a walk in the park compared with being sectioned, mate, it really is.

It may be a coincidence, but from the minute I took anti-depressants, I didn't pick up a guitar or a pen for seven years.

I always like to tell a story.

I am quite an early riser - I usually get up between 5.30 and 6am and take the dogs out.

When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.

Depression is something that doesn't just go away. It's just... there and you deal with it. It's like... malaria or something. Maybe it won't be cured, but you've got to take the medication you're prescribed, and you stay out of situations that are going to trigger it.

Bad things happen sometimes.

I think what's going on with gorillas is pretty bad. The fact is that you can buy gorilla meat in London any day you want it.

People tend to keep their distance.

I just think, certainly for live music it should look as good as it sounds.

To me, style is consistency.

I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.

I like being infamous. I think it is safe being a cult.