I live in Santa Barbara. My wife's American, and she lived in England for 11 years and then told me she'd had enough.

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

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

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

If you took music out of my life, I don't know what I'd do. It's the one thing that I have a real passion for.

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 don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.