“I do know that there is a difference between artists who are career-driven and artists who have a calling and are just compelled to make music, compelled to perform live, and the business isn't the reason they're doing it. In fact, there isn't really a reason. You just do it.” KnowsReasonFactsArtistDifferencesCareersCallingDrivenCompelledJust Do It Author:Ian Astbury
“I like the idea of getting to dress up, like to do a Barry Lyndon or something about the Napoleonic period, the grand army retreating from Moscow. I understand that there's a craft to acting and a lot of people work hard at it. I just know that music is my first love. I love music, I love film, and I love clothes.” PeopleKnowsFirstsIdeasHardFilmActingHard WorkPeriodsClothesMusic IsArmyDressesCraftsFirst LoveMusic LoveMoscowI Love MusicLove FilmsNapoleonic Author:Ian Astbury
“You come out of a working-class environment, you know, working-class kids always put them themselves together because it's one of the only things they had. You had control of your image.” KnowsKidsTogetherClassEnvironmentWorking Class Author:Ian Astbury