Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.

I'm not allowed to be as liberal as I would like to be, you know? I'd do a lot more damage if I could!

So many of the bands that influenced me growing up were English, even if I didn't realise it. English pop ruled the world in the '80s!

My style is ambiguous and lucid.

Music saved my life. The voice you hear, the soul, the pain, is that of a person who deeply, deeply, deeply appreciates the opportunity they've been given.

But I still feel like a normal person... I've walked the streets and I know what it feels like. I speak with humility, and apparently those songs connect with people.

I hate hateful people.