Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self.

Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen.

Patriotism is a joke in the UK.

I think there's real currency in pop culture.

I'm not excited when bands strip things down. I'm not excited by the White Stripes.

I don't really believe in the use of drum machines live.

I think Paris Hilton is really our generation's Marilyn Monroe. She's the image of the youth today. There's a real fascination with Paris, ranging on the obsessive. I'm repulsed by her, but because of her notoriety, she has access to an audience.