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

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 think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.

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

Quite often, lyrics get misunderstood - and I never mind that. I guess what all artists want is for their work to touch someone or for it to bethought provoking.

I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone.

To say that you like music is a bit like saying youlike the whole world.