I think that after a year of Portishead I've become a little more sober.
The blackness of darkness, forever.
I try to imagine how we would live if we didn't know we were going to die. Would we live our lives differently? Less careful, maybe? Less scared? These are beautiful things to think about and build a song around.
My voice adapts itself to the music. I can do a lot more than you hear in Portishead.
I've just put my heart and soul in a song and need at least a week to recover.
The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process: I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult.