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 didn't expect us to be around after 25 years.

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

If you repeat yourself, then I think you're in danger of losing that fan base, because if you're not interesting yourselves, you're not interesting your audience.

I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

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

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.