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I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I think it's the platform... Spotify is incredibly interesting. I think the platform is becoming the star.

Most bands have a two-year success rate. By the third year, it's sort of over. Here we are in Poison still together 26 years later.

Some artists and indie musicians see Spotify fairly positively - as a way of getting noticed, of getting your music out there where folks can hear it risk-free.

The main reason people want to pay for Spotify is really portability. People are saying, 'I want to have my music with me.'

I just got a band together in mid-2012, and we played our first show in October of that year.

I suppose Spotify is a good thing. The ads are quite annoying, but a lot of people seem to like it and use it. I don't myself, but it seems like a good idea, and the labels are getting a huge amount of money off it, but the artists aren't, so that must be good for them... but not us.

It's amazing - 2015 has been a fantastic year for me because of the records I've broken and the wins I've had.

I'm thrilled we've got a new single out, as singles were the way I first got into music as a child.

We are excited about the music, past and present and future, and are really looking forward to playing.

At Spotify, we really want you to democratically win as a musician. We want you to win because your music is the best music.