"I THINK I TOOK ALL THE POSITIVE THINGS FROM BOTH CULTURES RATHER THAN TAKING THE NEGATIVE SIDE.I LIKED THE FACT THAT IT WASN'T ONE-DIMENSIONAL.I LIKE THINGS LIKE THAT,IT KEEPS THE SOUL EXCITED.AND I WANT THAT TO BE A GREAT POSITIVE INFLUENCE COMING FROM MY MUSIC."

"THE WAY I SEE MUSIC IS I CREATE IT,I FEEL IT AND THEN THROW IT OUT THERE AND IT'S FINISHED"

"ONE-HIT WONDERS HAVEN'T DONE WHAT WE'VE DONE, SO YOU CAN'T MAKE COMPARISONS.AS LONG AS I'VE GOT IDEAS AND KEEP THINGS VIBRANT, I WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.AFTER I'VE WRITTEN A SONG, I WANT IT OUT THERE,I DON'T WANT IT FOR MYSELF,I WANT TO SHARE IT WITH EVERYBODY.THIS ISN'T SCARY,IT'S FABULOUS.WHO ELSE IN THE HISTORY OF MUSIC HAS SOLD THIS MANY RECORDS IN THIS SHORT SPACE OF TIME? NOBODY HAS, ONLY BABYLON ZOO.IT'S THE PERFECT POINT WHERE I CAN SAY,THIS MEAL I'VE MADE TASTES GOOD,WOULD YOU LIKE SOME?"

"IT IS FIVE DIMENSIONAL MUSIC,THERE ARE DIFFERENT ASPECTS,AND YOU CAN SEE THROUGH THEM AND FIND DIFFERENT THINGS IN THEM.AT THE SAME TIME,THE MAIN REASON FOR DOING IT IS TO BE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL."

"WE SOLD ABOUT THREE AND A HALF MILLION RECORDS AROUND THE WORLD IN THE SPACE OF A MONTH. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYBODY WANTED TO KNOW THIS ASIAN GUY WHO WAS PLAYING ROCK'N'ROLL."

"I REMEMBER THE FIRST PLACE I WENT TO WAS MILAN - THERE WAS JUST ME, MY GUITAR AND MY MANAGER. THERE WAS ALL THESE BOUQUETS OF FLOWERS AND ALL WHAT SEEMED LIKE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. IT WAS JUST MAD.MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS, WHO'S ARRIVING AFTER ME? YOU JUST CAN'T IMAGINE ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE TURNED OUT TO SEE YOU."

"THERE WAS ALL THESE GUN-CARRYING UNIFORMED GUARDS AND ONE SIGNALLED OVER TO ME. I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO PULL HIS GUN BUT HE REACHED INTO HIS POCKET AND PULLED OUT 10 PICTURE POSTCARDS OF ME AND SAID 'COULD YOU SIGN THEM FOR MY FAMILY?'

I AM SOMETHING THAT NOBODY IS.MY LIFE IS NOW A CONCERN FOR ALL:WHY DOES HE WEAR THAT?WHY DOES HE DO THAT?THEY CAN WRITE WHATEVER THEY WANT ABOUT ME,THEY CAN MAKE UP A MILLION AND ONE THINGS.WHO CARES?I'M A COMPLEX PERSON.A FIVE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTER.BABYLON ZOO IS A BOAT ON A SEA THAT IS MUSICALLY SPORADIC.IT HITS A TIDAL WAVE AND EVERYTHING FLIES IN THE AIR BUT IT EXCITES ME TO NOT KEEP STEADY CONTROL OF THIS THING, I LIKE TO LET IT GET OUT OF CONTROL SOMETIMES.FEAR BRINGS EXCITEMENT FOR ME."

"I HAD NOBODY ,NOT ONE FRIEND, JUST ME AND MY PARENTS.I HAD EQUIPMENT: MY GUITAR,A MINI-PORTASTUDIO AND DRUM MACHINE ,I HAD A LOT OF CLOTHES SO I SOLD EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR MY MUSIC THINGS," CONTINUES JAS, RECALLING THE PAST."I KNEW IT WAS GREAT, I THOUGHT,THIS IS FABULOUS, I'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE THAT'S REALLY COOL.I'M MASSIVELY INTO DOING THIS, IT'S MY LIFE."

"I'M ONLY A SMALL MOLECULE ON THIS PLANET.I HATE FRONTIERS.ACTUALLY,I'M A MUSICIAN MORE THAN EVERYTHING."

"I DON'T MIND BEING LABELLED BECAUSE OF SPACEMAN BECAUSE AS A SONG IT'S STILL STRONG AND THAT'S THREE YEARS ON. BUT HAVING SUCH A SUCCESS DOES GO AGAINST YOU."

"I ALWAYS SAY IT'S BETTER TO BE A ONE-HIT WONDER THAN A NO-HIT WONDER."

"THE SANDKINGS WAS A BAND MADE UP OF FOUR PERSONS, A BLENDING OF FOUR ATTITUDES, FOUR DIFFERENT PERSONNA. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A TOTAL CONTROL OVER THE MUSIC, THE INSPIRATION...EVEN IF IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. AFTER A WHILE, I DECIDED TO WORK ON MY OWN. TO SURVIVE I HAD TO SELL PAINTINGS AND CLOTHES I WAS MAKING, LIKE MOST ARTISTS."

"MY FAMILY AND ME REALLY LIKE ANIMALS, WE DON'T EAT THEM."

"I LOVE MAKE UP AND CLOTHES. SOMETIMES I EVEN PAINT MY NAILS. IT TAKES ME ABSOLUTE AGES! ALL MY FRIENDS ADVISE ME AS WELL : "SEE, JAS, YOU SHOULD TRY THIS HAIR MASCARA" OR "THIS NAIL VARNISH IS REALLY GREAT!" IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, MAYBE I SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT TO A PSYCHIATRIST."

"I'M A HOMO SAPIENS, A MALE INDIVIDUAL WITH SOME VERY FEMININE SIDES. BUT I'M NOT GAY, I LOVE WOMEN, ESPECIALLY FRENCH AND ITALIANS."

"I WAS NEVER REALLY INTO GOING OUT. WITH OUR CULTURE, GOING OUT BOOZING WASN'T A BIG THING. IT WAS NEVER REALLY ENCOURAGED BY MY PARENTS.IT WAS MORE, 'GO UP TO YOUR ROOM AND STUDY'. MY FOLKS ARE PRETTY GOOD - MY MUM IS A CLOTHES DESIGNER AND SHE'S BEEN A GOOD INFLUENCE ON ME CREATIVELY, WHILE MY DAD WORKED IN A FOUNDRY SO HE'S KEPT MY FEET ON THE GROUND."

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