It was either the top of the world or the bottom of the canal. It wasn’t too different from falling madly in love; when you don’t even entertain the thought that it could ever end. At the start it was fun. I’d always wanted to be part of a gang. I was part of a gang of cheeky urchins who felt they could take on the world.

I miss the purity of what me and Pete had together when we started out. It would be great to have that back. Pete always used to say, “Imagine the songs we still have to write.” That thought is always with me.