I do use texting as a great way to communicate quickly, but I dont Twitter or anything.

I was actually grateful for being arrested, for the judge that promised me that I would go to prison if I didn't stay clean, because I listened to him and something clicked. Those two years when we were making album "Ultra" and I had to go back and forth to court to prove to the judge that I'd stayed clean, it gave me this time to suddenly realize, "Oh, I can do this, I can crawl my way back, I can get better. And I do want to be here."

"I dissolve in trust, I will sing with joy, I will end up dust". The line really spoke to me. That's what it is: Enjoy what you have here. You're not going to be here forever, but the songs stay forever. For me, it's like Bowie songs - they carry me, and they continue to, even though he's gone.

I have the urge to still be part of the world, the universe, of life. Through music I have the feeling that I come a little closer to that.

I think Depeche Mode music somehow appeals to the oddball, to the person who is looking for something a little bit different.

Vocally, I really like going into the darker side of myself.

I have to feel the audience. I enjoy that feeling of community.