Some people are very good at being 'stars' and it suits them. I'm grudging about it and I find it annoying.

The thing that obsesses me more than anything is waste - the waste of human intelligence and creativity.

You feel as if you're not living a full life. Which, of course, is why - it's my theory about why so many people who are heavily into computers are also into extreme sports and S&M. It's because their bodies are crying out for some kind of action.

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one.

I love San Francisco and Brighton has something of San Francisco about it. It's by the sea, there's a big gay community, a feeling of people being there because they enjoy their life there.

All the best lyrics are written in ten minutes.

I don't like celebrity programmes - but I do like programmes about how ideas are formed and evolve.