I don't think it's been a very good time for music. We probably made better music under the Tories. At least we had something to hate. People are just indifferent to a Labour government.
Labour brought in the new deal for musicians, which was a good thing overall, because it meant people didn't have to lie or come up with some kind of ridiculous job title if they wanted to be musicians. You know, they used to say they were plumbers or accountants or traffic wardens. Looking back on Cool Britannia, it seems obvious now that Labour had an agenda long before they got elected, whereas the pop music community just wanted rid of the Tories. Oasis were the band of the moment, and they supported Labour and helped them to get the young vote. Afterwards we were invited to Number 10. I was surprised Noel went - I think his missus wanted him to. I went because I'd put money into the campaign to get rid of the Tories in Scotland, and, to be honest, I just wanted to see what the inside of Number 10 looked like.
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