A lot of what used to be known as gay culture - broadly speaking, homoeroticism and being camp - has been brought into mainstream culture. I think we should be moving to an era where it's just sex.

I think we've come a long way since then. The big thing that changed was when ecstasy came along in Britain.

It's fundamental that what we do only exists in our own universe. When you like Pet Shop Boys, you are in our world.

I think the world should be one community.

At one time musical theater, particularly in the '40s and '50s, was a big source of pop songs. That's how musical theater started, really - it was just a way of linking several pop songs for the stage.

I didn't want to wear a checked shirt and grow a mustache - that's what you had to do, and everyone did.

The first song is called 'London.' It's about two Russian soldiers who desert the Russian army and escape to London, where they indulge in a life of crime.