I don't think of my music as something that works well in the background. And because a lot of it isn't in 4/4, people might not like to dance to it.

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset.

Here's the thing with lyrics: Words are just another musical instrument.

I love playing the drums - I really get a lot out of it - but I don't think I'm a good enough drummer to be playing live drums on all 10 tracks on my album.

There was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons.

I'm actually embarrassed by the idea of writing songs about myself - I imagine someone hearing them and thinking This guy is a bit self-obsessed. I don't know if I really have a persona, in that respect. I want to just make the music and hide away.

The internet becomes too arch. The clip is uploaded and reuploaded endlessly with banner headlines and crappy 3-D graphics. Stuff rots in this supposedly clinical space.