There is something glamorous to me in taking a bit of a beating and keeping on going.

Some people are into bondage... and some people are into crossdressing.. . and some people are into Coldplay. It's okay, I don't mind being a fetish.

The lyrics just come out, and I don't know where from. I'm an incredible failure in relationships. I think there's a romantic ideal that I'm aspiring for. I don't know. The lyrics are always about unsuccessful relationships. They're not all about the love between a man and a woman. It's about friendship and family. Deep down there's a lot of talk about general existence.

There comes a point where it doesn't matter how many zeroes are at the end of your bank account.

Being such a big band is never a problem but it can be distracting.

I think it's part of being English, particularly if you are middle-class - you're always looking to be reminded that you are no good and you are always actually embarrassed about being successful.

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.