50 Words of Snow just didn't seem to have the complications that quite a lot of albums have. It felt to me like it had this very good flow of energy.

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

With some of the songs, we brought the pitch down to alto.I'm older, so naturally my voice is lower now.

If ever there's been somebody to hold as an icon of sheer determination and willpower, it's that guy [Stephen Hawking ], let alone any of the things he's done scientifically. I'm sure that's his driving force, but he's a miracle and an aspiration.

Using telephones, they would be so intrusive and would really disrupt the show.

I think comedy and music are both things that we need as human beings. I think that both art forms can touch people.

We let the weirdness in.