There's something about the style of living in the country that they feel, "This is what represents me." So style is about the philosophy of how we create our civilization.

Never bored, so I'll never get old

I don't believe in proper cinema; it doesn't have the strength of television. People having to go out to the cinema is really archaic. I'd much rather sit at home.

However, there's no theme or concept behind Heathen, just a number of songs but somehow there is a thread that runs through it that is quite as strong as any of my thematic type albums.

I'm drawn between the light and dark.

I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants.

Am I Machiavellian? I don't think I'm quite the mastermind people would have me be. Everything I do tends to be very successful and it may have something to do with the fact that I'm very good, not necessarily that I manipulate. But that doesn't often occur to people.