Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it's a very dominant trait.

However, if I ever were in a position to choose who would play me, I think I'd choose Johnny Depp.

The whole positioning and atmosphere of the song ["King of the Mountain"] was to build up this thunderstorm that would take us all onstage off into a story where we were suddenly in the middle of the ocean.

My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die.

When I've heard a piece of music or seen a painting that moves me, it gives me something.

Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it's a very dominant trait.

I think as a mature artist, you're probably always trying to undo the compromises of one's self [in general]. It's not necessarily to do with youth.