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.

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'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.

What was great about the 80s was that you still had record companies who would get behind developing you as an artist. You had these bonkers heads of department and A&R people who, even after a flop album, would let you make another one.

Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.