Making records is ridiculous

People ask me sometimes if I still do any music and I always tell them that music is a garden and, once you’ve been there, you never stop going back. It’s true. Then I go and talk to someone else. I know people ask my old band mate Damon the same thing sometimes, possibly just to annoy him. It is really annoying, actually. Never ask anyone who was once in a famous band if they’re still doing music, unless you want to annoy them. Of course they are. It’s heroin.

I’ve got a big show on Friday. It’s at Geronimo’s pre-school. He asked if I’d come in with my guitar. Claire’s going to play tambourine and we’re doing ‘Bob the Builder’, ‘Dig dig digging’, ‘No more Heroes’ and a finishing big with ‘Rivers of Babylon’ — all his favourites. I rediscovered ‘Rivers of Babylon’ in an old songbook and started playing it at the weekend.