Ninja is vocalist for the Brighton-based Go! Team. The band’s second album, “Proof of Youth”, is out on 10 September (www.thegoteam.co.uk)

1 Does art make a difference?

Art is everything. We live by art. At university I was taught that there is no such thing as “newness”. At first it made me angry, until I realised it was true.

2 Should politics and art mix?

Hell no! Politics is about dictatorship and control. Art is about inspiration and growth.

3 Is your work for the many or for the few?

My work is for the few, but it’s covered in a sugary topping that can be licked by the many.

4 If you were world leader, what would be your first law?

You shouldn’t be allowed on TV unless you have your maths, English and science GCSEs. The foolishness that these people come out with is infecting the youth like a cancer.

5 Who would be your top advisers?

Victoria Beckham, because when I’m old and washed-up she can teach me how to make money by doing absolutely nothing. And Paul McKenna – it would be fun to meet other world leaders and make them quack, then bite into raw onions. Politics is a dirty game.

6 What, if anything, would you censor?

Swearing. I used to swear loads, until I heard a group of young girls on the bus and realised how I must have sounded. I don’t mean to come over all posh, but it is absolutely unnecessary and sounds utterly vulgar.

7 If you had to banish one public figure, who would it be?

Paris Hilton. What is the point of her? She epitomises the downfall of youthful innocence. If I had a daughter who ended up like her, I’d smack her bottom and send her into space.

8 What are the rules that you live by?

“Nasty until proven nice”, because I don’t think you can really trust anyone. Also: “They can only say no, so you might as well ask.”

9 Do you love your country?

I didn’t until I went to America. Now I think I may end up shouting about how lucky we are, like those street preachers with their megaphones. The food, the health care, the education . . . Americans, take heed! Ignorance is not glamorous.

10 Are we all doomed?

Of course we are! Laugh and get over it. I’ll be on that spaceship leaving for Earth-2. I’m planning my wardrobe around it.

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