Sometimes when I write lyrics there are images in them, usually on a quite simplistic level, like colors. But most often music comes first and then later I sit down with visual people and we chat about what we want to do. I don't look at myself as a visual artist. I make music.

I have always had a certain song in my head, a certain chemistry of sounds.

What probably confuses people is they know a lot about me, but it quite pleases me that there's more they don't know.

The relationship changes as you learn more about people, and the work sort of takes on its own life. I enjoy this very much.

Over the last 10 years, there have been so many incredible albums created in bedrooms by people who never would've gotten an album deal.

I was very aware when I went to the Academy Awards that it would probably be my first and last time. So I thought my input should really be about fertility, and I thought I'd bring some eggs.

I'm not that keen on fierce dictatorship. I think that sort of the point of working with somebody is them coming up with stuff and feeling free to do that.