A Conservative government is necessary. There is no credible alternative.

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

I would like to believe in an afterlife; it makes things more palatable. But I'm not banking on it.

It's funny how you can intensely investigate one very particular thing, and then it can lead you to other things through links and stuff like that. It's like you're going on this selective, very precise detour. But then it is strange because with it being so quick, there must be a difference.

I'm not a religious person but I do like the idea of Sunday as a day set apart from the rest of the week. It's nice to have a period of reflection and have time to think about things.

People who make good music aren't necessarily nice people.

The most entertaining songs don't always come from a nice place. In songs where I think I'm being really sensitive, they seem quite boring actually. I've found that the songs that come out of nastier, more misanthropic places are better.