What we should be doing as musicians is trying to bring people together.

Instead of more violence why isn't there a [meeting of religious leaders]. It's all got to be dialogue - that's the only way. Get everybody from each religion together and say 'Listen, this can't go on. Why do we have all this hatred?'

A great editor is the most valuable thing you can have as an artist because, as you said, sometimes you get too close to something. I think, apart from your talent, that's why you have the career you have - because you have great people behind you.

Dave and I as a couple seem to be the acceptable face of gayness, and that's great. I've got to use that power to try and do what I can - or we have - to try to make the situations in Russia and Poland better.

I am such a Luddite when it comes to making music. All I can do is write at the piano.

I can't think of anything until I've got printed words in front of me. I never wake up in the middle of the night with a song in my head.

Drunk all the time, feeling fine on elderberry wine.