This Weight On Me

"A complete change of mood. This is one of my favourite bug bears; the media. Not with relation to me, I'm not that small-minded; I don't particularly worry about what the media say about me. It's just about how the media can be manipulated, and they are willing participants in such gross acts - ranging from actively participating in and encouraging terrorism. The first line is 'Some are talking of revolution, they've got guns and they've got cash - but nobody knows, and nobody gives a damn. So they call in the television, who are happy to oblige, and this nothing story is on the news tonight. I don't need this information, I don't need it any more. I don't need this weight on me.' It's actually very light-hearted, and it's a terrific, energetic track - but it gets my point across. And, for example, when a guy dies - a famous guy - people start digging through his life for the dirt. With respect to that, I've got another line: 'He was good and he was famous, and a hero to us all, and his name was known and loved all over the world - but the moment he's dead and buried, they are digging up the dirt. They've got newsmen looking through his life for mud. I don't need this information. I don't need this weight on me.' So, I get a lot off my chest and it's great fun. And, again, it's a cracking tempo, very fast tempo, and a great live track. I think people will get the point of that one."