I'd always wanted to write a song about a leather jacket and how wearing it makes you feel. I love leather jackets, and I've got a big collection of them.

I'm always aware of mortality.

I don't care much about success or anything like that. I've only ever wanted life to be an adventure.

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.

Russians have a new freedom, but as long as they don't express that freedom on a public platform.

I'm often prone to self-doubt about everything I do.

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