When you look back on a historical period of music, it seems so obvious to you what the characteristics of it are, but they're not obvious at the time. So, when I look back at my own work, I could easily write a very convincing sort of account of it that made it look like I had planned it all out from day one and that this led logically to that and then I did this and then that followed quite naturally from that. But that's not how it felt.

Nearly all the things I do that are of any merit at all start off just being good fun.

I've never used a PC in my life; I don't like them.

Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do.

I never wanted to write the sort of song that said, 'Look at how abnormal and crazy and out there I am, man!'

I hate the rock music tradition. I can't bear it!

Of all the things you can now do, which do you choose to do?