I belong to a gospel choir. They know I am an atheist but they are very tolerant.

My interest in making music has been to create something that does not exist that I would like to listen to. I wanted to hear music that had not yet happened, by putting together things that suggested a new thing which did not yet exist.

The point about working is not to produce great stuff all the time, but to remain ready for when you can.

My shows are not narratives.

I've had quite a lot of luck with dreams. I've often awoken in the night with a phrase or even a whole song in my head.

If you want to make someone feel emotion, you have to make them let go. Listening to something is an act of surrender.

It must be quite mysterious to some people why I bother to carry on. Because, you know, I don't sell that many records.