I think in some parts of our English history we've had huge amounts of almost too much great comedy. You kind of wonder how so much great work could come out of one country.

I knew I wanted it to be a piece of theatre rather than just a concert.

I love comedy. I like to think that there's a sense of humor in some of my music - obviously not all of it.

When I'm writing I've been playing something for a couple of hours and I'm almost in a trance. At two or three in the morning you can actually see bits of inspiration floating about and grab them.

Sometimes people mishear my lyrics and think a song's about something it isn't.

I'm always hunting and prowling. I'm sure Brian [Bath] was exaggerating!

Some of the best pop music ever has come out of the States.