Being Nervous Actually Kept Me Very Tense.

Quite Often, Lyrics Get Misunderstood - And I Never Mind That. I Guess What All Artists Want Is For Their Work To Touch Someone Or For It To Bethought Provoking.

Even Just Making Albums - Which Was More Within The Structure That I've Worked In For Years - You Have No Idea How People Will Respond. You Don't Know If It'll Be Any Good Whatsoever. It Can Be Terrifying.

I Saw Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Which I Thought Was A Masterpiece. Not That Long Ago, I Listened To Blackstar By David Bowie And Thought That Was A Masterpiece. Those Are Two Incredibly Talented People Who've Left Their Mark With Us.

["a Deal With God"] Was The First Single Off Hounds Of Love. I'd Put A Lot Of Work Into Putting That Album Together And I Wanted It To Have Every Chance.

When I'm Writing I've Been Playing Something For A Couple Of Hours And I'm Almost In A Trance. At Two Or Three In The Morning You Can Actually See Bits Of Inspiration Floating About And Grab Them.