School was a very cruel environment and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt and I learnt to cope with it.

Nobody really knows, do they? They told Stephen Hawking he only had a year left to live and how many years ago was that? You can't know it all.

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.

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

I have intentions as a writer, but people - when they're listening to a track - will take from it what they interpret.

School was a very cruel environment and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt and I learnt to cope with it.

It's very unfortunate that war has always been and probably always will be a part of human beings on this planet. It's a terrible thing.