I liked the idea of writing a song saying I'm happy with who I am, and I don't mind if people think I'm some old git.

I'm the most indecisive person in the world. I'll do three versions of a song, then think, "Is the demo better?"

Sometimes, with autobiographies, it turns into a bit of score-settling. And looking back, I don't feel the way I did then, and you kind of grow up and let it go behind you.

The weird thing was that Soft Cell was supposed to have come and gone before I started the album.

I'm always more interested in trying things that will push me, and I don't care if I fall flat on my face doing it.

Albums, with me, have never had an easy birth. Especially when all the songs are self-written songs.

I can imagine moving out to the seaside at some point. I like Brighton, my sister lives there. I'm a seaside boy and whenever I go there, I find myself writing songs about it.