Midge Ure

“The idea was to create something that would be of its time, but also timeless.”

“I’ve always been drawn to the melancholy in music.”

“I'm not a nostalgic person. I don't look back.”

“I think the synthesizer is the sound of the future. It has been for the last 30 years.”

“Every band that I've been in, it's just been a different aspect of my personality.”

“You can't really write a song about a happy, successful relationship. You need a bit of turmoil.”

“Being in a band is like being in a marriage. It's a compromise.”

“The guitar is a wonderful instrument. It’s a sad, soulful, lonely instrument.”

“The great thing about technology is that it allows us to do things that we couldn't do before.”

“Band Aid was a classic example of four people coming together with a great idea.”

“Music has the power to change things. It did with Band Aid. It can do it again.”

“You learn from your mistakes... and I have a lot of education.”