When you're working with the same band you kind of know their style inside out, and even when you've been working for seven years with the same people, suddenly they'll do something you didn't even think they were capable of.

I knew I was in trouble, but I thought I was in hell.

I've been lucky to listen to lots of different types of music.

And I don't feel any form of music is beyond me in the sense of that I don't understand it or I don't have some love for some part of it.

Those days she was just a beautiful girl, now she's framed and hung up.

I don't think I was ever particularly mean. I can certainly think of some idiotic exchanges I've had. I was accused of destroying pop music, like Wagner destroyed opera - a guy in Germany started ranting that at me.

There are many critics who have an idealised version of where my strengths lie.