I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.

Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.

I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and I think that's probably why I tend to write like that.

I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.

I try to get a degree of realism in my music.

I want people to feel good about listening to this [Delta Machine] record, to get some kind of peace. It's just got something magical about it.

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.