I am a ham. I've no business being rock 'n' roll. I've said it over and over again that I'm a classical composer, dishevelling my personality by dabbling in rock 'n' roll.

We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.

I missed out on my teenage years. I led a sheltered life. I was practicing scales instead of going out there and playing football.

If I'm interested in what I'm doing, other people will be interested in it.

I want to get lean and mean, keep it minimalist.

I write in the studio, I don't sit around with a piano or a guitar and write songs. I get satisfaction out of that because I can finish the song really quickly. I can use whatever momentum I have. I've got to put it down, develop it, and get it as far [as I can], because the excitement of the moment of when you get that idea - you want to try and hold it and build on it and really gain strength from it. Being in the studio and writing songs like that is really the best way.