28 Quotes by Stevie Jackson

Actually, it's just the opposite. Stuart is still the main guy, obviously, but he now draws more from the group than ever. In the old days, people would come in with their finished songs. Now, everyone in the group contributes ideas ? a chord sequence or a riff or a rhythm or anything.

This definitely is an unusual gig for us. It's all about trying to reach more people. The shows are short, which makes it kind of different. I guess we're just going to fire off a few fast ones.

There's a big difference between doing the odd gig and actually having a record out and your name being on the ticket.

It's pretty exciting to be playing on Broadway. It's a dream, really. All that American stuff - I get very excited by it.

Everyone is making a really big deal about it, and that's great. America is my favorite place in the world. It is full of wonder and magic.

Stuart was insisting (we contribute songs), which I thought was a pretty disastrous idea. The first couple of records were very self-contained worlds with a style that was all their own. It struck me as being insane to muddle what was so distinctive in the first place. I thought there would be a decline in quality. And I think there was.

I'm the guitar player in Belle & Sebastian.

I like the spontaneity; I like to just get people together and hit 'record' so hopefully it has got a liveliness about it.

I like the notion of making stuff up or letting your imagination go away with you.