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.

If you were born by the sea, there's always a magnet that draws you back there.

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

For me it always comes down to what is a good song and I'm very old fashioned in the way that I like to make songs that have something classic about them whether you can play them with an orchestra or an electro synthesizer or an acoustic guitar.

It's a shame in a way that people come and go with one album.

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

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.