I’d definitely had at least 6 months of writing before the song arrived and it felt like a real breakthrough. I was going through a very dedicated writing time and I turned down the chance to play “I Fought The Law” with Joe Strummer when he played Belfast because I wasn’t going out, I felt I had to stay in and focus on the writing. We were in a very precarious position at the time. Of course I wish I’d taken the opportunity now but I think without that dedication we mightn’t have ended up with ‘Shining Light”.
