Well we'd just seen Gerry. I think he wanted somebody who had that authority and was handsome. The thing is, he's a big hunk isn't he? All I can say, if you look at his chat line, or the Phantom website, it's quite worrying. Because the girls really seem to love him.

It doesn't stand up to huge intellectual scrutiny.

No matter what they tell you, no matter what they do, no matter what they teach you, what you believe is true.

As a composer at a point where I can absolutely pick and choose what I want to do, I don't want to write about anybody I don't care about.

What strikes me is that theres a very fine line between success and failure. Just one ingredient can make the difference.

I have lived and worked in Britain all my life. Not even in the dark days of penal Labour taxation in the Seventies did I have any intention of leaving the country of my birth.

I don't think I am that materialistic, actually. Obviously at home in the country the art collection is important, but we have one big room in the middle of the house where we do everything - the television, the kitchen, everything.