My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. He was really a hugely encouraging force to me when I was little.

They were worried we wouldn't get any radio play at all[ for "A Deal with God" ]. That's why it was changed [to "Running Up That Hill"].

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

I haven't actually seen a Lady Gaga tour, but I do think she's very good.

I'm quite a private person and I like my work to do the talking.

You hope that the ideas will come together. You just don't know. That's part of what I suppose is part of being brave and putting creative work out there.

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