That Doesn't Matter. If It Speaks To

Whatever Is Going On In Your Life When You're Writing Has To Somehow Seep Into Your Work.

I Knew I Wanted It To Be A Piece Of Theatre Rather Than Just A Concert.

My First Top Of The Pops I Didn't Want To Do. I Was Terrified. I'd Never Done Television Before. Seeing The Video Afterwards Was Like Watching Myself Die.

It's Funny When You Write A Song - It's Easy For Me Now - But There's Almost A Second Stage Where You Take Control Of The Song. You Start Writing It, And If You're Not Careful, It Just Finishes Itself And It Might Not Be What You Wanted. It's Very Strange, It Takes Over Itself. It Has Its Own Life.

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.