I always say to people, the Eighties were so inventive because people wanted to stand out. By the time we got to the Nineties, everyone wanted to fit in. It was all about having the same pair of trainers and the same pair of jeans. That's fatal. Whereas the Eighties you would never be seen in the same pair of jeans that somebody else was wearing.

The Internet is the greatest tool for any artist to have interaction with any audience.

Intelligence can't be insulted.

Style has always been very important to us. We grew up in the '70s. Music was glam rock, punk rock and a very stylish movement.

My ultimate style icon is Grace Jones.

MTV didn't exist in 1980, but by 1982, it had gotten to be a force to be reckoned with.

I think pop culture is the greatest subject matter out there - 'Other People's Lives,' as we wrote about on the last Duran Duran album. Most ideas for great songs come from real situations, something your friend said to you the night before, the girl that just left, or something traumatic in your life.