When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

I'm not particularly prolific.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.

If you go into the eastern bloc countries we are huge, and in Russia. Maybe there is something about the depressing nature of our music and lyrics that some people find an affinity with.

I love being in the studio. If I'm at home, I will go to the studio pretty much every day anyway. It's just something that I like to do.

Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.