In no way am I supporting or suggesting that a Conservative government is a good thing, far from it.

I am proud, and more than a little excited, to be asked to work with Faber in an editorial capacity. It is my dearest hope that we will produce some fantastic books together.

It's weird: The leader of the Conservative Party in England is two years younger than me, and I still don't really feel like a responsible adult.

I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do.

In a song you can kind of stage-manage everything so that it puts you in a good light. And once a song is recorded, it always performs well.

Money isn't important, but you have to have enough, so you don't have to think about it. Thinking about money is a drag.

Hollywood is called Hollywood, but holly doesn't grow there. Right from the start it's based on a lie. But it's a very seductive lie, and we're still entranced by it.