Formats are just illusions, and it's about the relationship between the person that makes music and the person that listens to music. Every time there's a new format, the iron is hot, and you can mold it.

There's so many songs about heartbreak that exist this in the world, because music is somehow the perfect medium to express something like this.

When I met Apple, I made it very clear that I am an old punk and I have never done commercials or been sponsored. And I wasn't after their money.

I'd done three solo albums in a row, and that's quite narcissistic.

I'm not going to talk like I know about politics, because I'm a total amateur, but maybe I can be a spokesperson for people who aren't normally interested in politics.

I think every year brings unknowns that you have to deal with and handle, confront and embrace.

In 2008, I was more just thinking about using the touchscreen for writing the songs. From there I started thinking about how I visualised music.