The biology of purpose keeps my nose above the surface.

I take sounds and change them into words.

In the 1960s, people were trying to get away from the pop song format. Tracks were getting longer, or much, much shorter.

In the wake of the events of 11 September 2001, it now seems clear that the shock of the attacks was exploited in America.

I'm bloody awful at multi-tasking.

Reggie Watts is a most unusual talent: a huge vocal range, a natural musicality, and a sidesplitting wit. Is he a comedian? A singer? A performance artist? I've seen him a few times since then and I still can't decide. Whatever, he ain't like nobody else.

I'm actually an evangelical atheist, but there is something I recognise about religion: that it gives people a chance to surrender.