I want people to get hit and caught by my music.

I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write songs that were more classically structured. As it is, I've had to create my own way of writing, which isn't typical. Everything's a big crescendo.

I've been thinking about songwriting more in terms of playing it live, and how it will sound as a band.

It's hard to dance with a devil on your back, So shake him off...

My style of playing is more enthusiasm and instinct than skill.

Bono told me how to dance in high heels and he also told me about U2's Glastonbury performance and how everything that could have possibly gone wrong went wrong, including him ripping his trousers on stage. I think he was lunging and his trousers ripped! He was telling me how he had to find a new way of performing that didn't involve moving.

I love that sense of release as you throw yourself into the crowd as hundreds of arms are carrying you.