It's not easy putting creative projects together. In my case, it might take a long time and you try to do the best.

It's a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn't happen often to me.

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

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

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

I saw Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, which I thought was a masterpiece. Not that long ago, I listened to Blackstar by David Bowie and thought that was a masterpiece. Those are two incredibly talented people who've left their mark with us.

The thing with 50 Words of Snow is that it was literally back-to-back from Director's Cut [also released in 2011]. It was more or less that I got to make two albums in one hit. I was already in this space in my mind to be writing and making an album.