Being British, I Don't Really

In A Way Song Writing Can Almost Be Detrimental, Because Suddenly You Find An Outlet That Is A Kind Of Cheating. You Don't Need To Have Direct Communication. You Can Say, 'i Can't Describe It To You, But I Will Record It And Send It To You.'

I Try To Tell One Lie In Every Interview. It Keeps People I Know Amused When They Read The Article.

If You Get Up On Stage And Brag, I Don't Think That's Very Brave. It's Braver To Get Up And Take Your Clothes Off. And I Do That Every Night.

Being Sent Away To Boarding School At Seven Is As Great An Inspiration As Any Songwriter Could Have - To Be Taken Away From One's Family And Locked Away For 10 Years. It Does Create An Incredible Intensity Of Emotion.

I Never Really Set Out To Do Anything In The Charts With Music. It Came As A Total Surprise That I Did, And It's Fun.