I think the world should be one community.

I've got the brains, you've got the looks, let's make lots of money

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

We thought it would be great to see if you could put pop music back into musical theater.

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.

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.

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.