Here in my car, I feel safest of all, I can lock all the doors.

If I thought that any of this was pre ordained, then it takes away any kind of incentive to struggle, or to put up with things, to reach for those impossible dreams, all those dramatic things.

I think if you are creative then it's an unstoppable thing. It just keeps coming throughout your entire life.

Ultravox were the blueprint for what I wanted to do, but I stumbled across them by accident.

I'm very lucky in the sense that I've got a voice that's distinctive. Not good, but distinctive. That's a very useful thing to have in this business. I'm glad on the one hand that I've got it, but I wish it was more powerful. I wish I had a greater range. I wish it was more accurate at times.

I've spent a lot of time in the United States and I'm not under any illusions that it's a crime-free nirvana. I'm well aware it has plenty of problems, though they seem to be associated with particular areas.

When you decide to do this kind of music then you just accept the facts.