„Because of Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh – they‘ve murdered music. I stand to say it on behalf of every musician in the world and they‘ll agree with me.

„The industry has taken over so much, the money-making side of it, the sexualising of extremely young people making records, and all the worship with money and bling and diamonds, all the Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh – it all amounts to the murder of music and that‘s what concerns me.“