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.

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset.

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

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.

I love playing piano, too, but I don't sit around doing it all day. Part of that's because I don't have one in my house - I only have synths.

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.

When I've got massive projects to be getting on with, I find myself open to distractions, particularly when deadlines are involved.