I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.

I think being in a band is probably the only job when you're actively encouraged to be out of it most of the time.

Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions.

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

I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.

People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song.

I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult.