Usually I'm only using my instruments when I'm recording or playing a gig.

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.

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.

It'd be tricky to read into my lyrics - some are autobiographical, but sometimes I just like the sound of words.

I got really paranoid, burning every song onto three CDs and hiding them in various places around the house just in case I got burgled and there was, y'know, a fire in my bedroom. I told friends where I was hiding them in case I was killed.

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 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.