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.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

I'm not particularly prolific.

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.

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