I definitely dislike pomposity and artifice. I hope that I'm not that. Once I write a song, it belongs to the world, and the way people perceive it, it's cool.

I have an English family and I've lived in England for years.

Traditionally, duos get accused of lots of things.

When you have that first flash of what you think is going to be a great idea-from the mouth, from the hands-that's an amazing feeling. I don't think anything's quite as good as that.

Nobody's going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.

I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses.

Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990.