I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound.

It's celebrated in British culture to be eccentric.

I love Andre 3000 from OutKast. I think we'd complement each other, but I'm hoping he's got a good sense of humour.

Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you.

I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.

I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.

When you research prolific songwriters, it is usually later in their career they write songs that they distance themselves from, or it's about other people.