I'm not vanishing into thin air.

Even just making albums - which was more within the structure that I've worked in for years - you have no idea how people will respond. You don't know if it'll be any good whatsoever. It can be terrifying.

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.

Bang goes another kanga on the bonnet of the van

I'd become very involved in the production, so the albums were taking longer. So it was never a deliberate decision not to do live shows. A few times, I've thought about doing them again, but it's just kind of never happened. I've just sort of gone the path of becoming a recording artist I guess.

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

I think what is great is that if anything that I do is interesting to somebody else, then I really don't think it matters at all what I had originally intended.