I Write Hate Lyrics Really Well. It's

The Way I Go About Writing Records Is That I Make A Calendar Date To Start The New Record, So I Have Nothing. I Don't Have A Bunch Of Notes That I Bring Into The Office, I Start With Nothing At All.

I've Always Worn Suits. To Me They're A Very Practical Kind Of Thing To Wear. You Put One On And Don't Really Have To Think About What You're Going To Wear.

The Idea Of Songwriting Is A Transformative Thing, And What I Do With Songwriting Is Take Situations That Are Quite Ordinary And Transform Them In Some Way. Apart From Things Like The Murder Ballads, The Songs I Write, At Their Core, Are Quite Ordinary Human Concerns, But The Process Of Writing About Them Transforms Them Into Something Else.

Some Are Exploring The World Through The Subconscious. I've Done That On Occasions For Various Reasons, Whether It Be Illness Or Self Abuse, Or Whatever. Once Things Start To Look Grotesque I Don't Write Them Or Sing Them. I Couldn't Write Them - Making Nightmares Into Living Daylight...the Minute It Gets Dark I Shoot Back, Retreat.

I Used To Believe That If I Could Do Certain Things - Write A Book Or Be A Successful Musician - That I'd Be Transformed Into A Happy Person, But It Doesn't Work That Way.