A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.

I was brought up Catholic, and I felt the power of art from a very young age - seeing the brutality of all those images of flayed apostles and tortured saints was a pretty strong introduction.

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.

I used to watch 'Top of the Pops' when I was a kid and say 'Yeah!' or 'Boo!' at every single song. So there was nothing in the middle. You brutally put it on one side or another.

The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.

As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging.

It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw.