Making music is a total hassle, really.

What bugs me are parodies - they're never as special as the original thing.

It's easy to not work on my album. I go out to the cinema, catch up with friends, eat, watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - that sort of thing.

When I'm in my studio, it usually feels like a hassle to actually press all the buttons and make music come out the other end.

I might've set out to write a particular song about a particular girl, but my experience will run out after four lines, so instead of getting obsessed with the girl, I write about the clothes I'm wearing.

I'm a bit of a control freak, so I always appreciate being inside the nuts and bolts of the music - I don't like newer programs that paper over your cracks.

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset.