“Buttons, for me, are very sculptural things, and they are so fascinati...” — Jonathan Anderson Quote

Buttons, for me, are very sculptural things, and they are so fascinating.

I've collected John Ward pieces for years. Ward represents ideas of nature and of sediments.

We need to articulate luxury differently. We live in the world of the 'like' culture. As a society, we're consuming so much imagery, it's like gorging on sugar, and the only way to find depth in a 'like' culture is by presenting the unknown.

I just don't ever want it to be nice. I'd prefer someone had a violent reaction to my collection than ever call it 'nice.'

I grew up in Northern Ireland, in the middle of nowhere, and when you are poor, you are really poor. And when you are rich, you are very rich. This is not a new phenomenon.

I get off on pushing people's buttons sometimes.

I played the organ when I went to military school, when I was 10. They had a huge organ, the second-largest pipe organ in New York State. I loved all the buttons and the gadgets. I've always been a gadget man.

So much of the music I love is polarizing. People might either hate it or love it, but they remember it because it was different. That means it was pushing buttons and not just following trends.

My kids live in a different environment than I did as a child. They've got privileges I didn't have as a child, but they have disadvantages. They don't see their mum as much. They see the threats that one gets. They live in a house where they've got panic buttons, and I've had to teach them about safety.