Growing up in Wales was a pretty Draconian experience with religion.
That's what my life is, writing songs.
We gave up on the idea of trying to make the record a good representation of the live performance.
Even if you're improvising, the fact that beforehand you know certain things will work helps you make those improvisations successful. It really helps to have a certain amount of knowledge about musical structure.
I like what the future holds. I don't like thinking about the past.
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.