The albums I did around that time probably wouldn't have been the same without Ecstacy. The first three Soft Cell albums... were all really albums that were just done around Ecstacy and the whole E feeling.

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

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

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

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

Frank Sinatra said this great thing, that singing isn't about singing in tune, or great technical singing. It's about making people believe in the story you're telling.

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