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 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.

We live very wonderful, privileged lives, and we're very lucky and fortunate, but it doesn't mean we stop caring. With Brexit and everything, and then Donald Trump running for president, of course, we were like, "Is this really happening? No, of course not, it's never gonna happen." It's impossible to not affected by the craziness of the world.

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

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

I still hold on to the idea that a record can really change the way I feel.

I go to a very visual place when I'm singing. It's very cinematic and I get this feeling of space. I love when music does that.