What made it special made it dangerous, so I bury it... and forget.

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

There are a lot of very strong connections with music and mathematics. They both can work in patterns and sequences and repetitions.

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

Music is like comedy in that you can enjoy a very - for want of abetter word - sophisticated classical piece as much as you enjoy something that's very simple pop.

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

I suppose my biggest concern would be if the planet is going to be in good enough shape for the next generation to have the privileges that we've had.