Paddy McAloon on the song: "'Technique' is absolutely spot on! It has technique, structure within it you see! It's about a guy who wants to work at Jodrell Bank, a stargazer who knows he probably never will. Anyway, this chap realizes he has more passion than anyone who actually works at Jodrell Bank and that makes him more powerful than anyone of them put together (sic)." - 'The Militia Have Arrived,' Kitchenware promo flier, 1984 "I wrote songs like 'Technique' (when I was young).

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