What I've tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone else's mind, like in Wuthering Heights.

As an artist, you're never happy with anything you do. It's part of the process.

Maybe if my songs feel personal, that's very nice. I like that. I take that as a great compliment.

["A Deal with God"] was the first single off Hounds of Love. I'd put a lot of work into putting that album together and I wanted it to have every chance.

That doesn't matter. If it speaks to them and they get something positive from it, it's great.

The only person with you all your life is you. Your parents die. Things inside you die — illusions, gushes of personality. Only you can sort yourself out. Yourself may not be all you need, but it’s all you’ve got.

I split it up into working on the two narrative pieces that can tell a story. The scariest thing was whether I'd be any good performing live again. It was such a long time since I'd done any live work. It's so different for me than recording. Every night my audiences were what I would dream of. You could just feel their support.