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.

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

The program I use is called MED Soundstudio. It's basically a column of numbers that relate to pitch, duration, the type of sound. If I want to play a chord, I have to press keys on a keyboard - like a computer keyboard, on my Amiga - that relate to sharps and flats, note by note.

I love the finished product, but I find working in the studio a chore - I use an old-fashioned setup, so the recording process can be frustrating.

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

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset.

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.