Your Mother was A Hamster and you Father Smelled of elder berries
I like my stuff 'cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to me.
It's important for that to exist in a society that doesn't present you with any genuine problems.
I’m not that interested in what people make of it, or how people consider me. That’s nothing to do with me.
Just the type of music that was around at the same time as I was writing. Some of it was wicked, definitely. But there was just one direction which I thought could be pushed that no one was pushing.
One of the more dispiriting things I think about endless touring is hearing the same piece of music over and over again and I end up feeling like a fraud.
My history is really playing live - not writing or recording.
We see everything. We see what celebrities buy at the supermarket. It's ridiculous. It's that visibility. I'm confused by this whole celebrity-obsessed culture.
Breaking up monotony is key to life and it doesn't matter whether I'm stacking shelves or writing songs, if I was doing the same thing every day I just couldn't take it.
I've always just wanted to earn my living by writing. The best thing is to go into my study in the morning and stay there and put words together.
It is easier to be grateful for the things we have than to the people who have helped us get them.