I love this idea of shape-shifting and changing when you put on clothes, and turn into somebody else.

I don't really have anything against Will Young or Gareth Gates.

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

My next record I really just want it to be a collection of great songs, classic songs in a way.

People always go on about sleaze, but I think it's only a small part of what I write about.

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.

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.