There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music.

Perception determines insanity.

I was talking to Australian press earlier, and they said: we never stopped playing you. I tended to forget about that. It brings a smile to your face that there is this continuing thing, that people like what you do.

I'm fascinated by what people will do to each other. Actually, I'm sort of interested in the gory details of life.

To see a lot of the smaller labels disappear or get gobbled up by the bigger labels, that’s a shame. It was a bit of a shock at first to see the demise of the record stores.

I feel terrible for women that have had Phil Collins tattoos. Their poor husbands have to deal with.

If it's the beginning of something - like an album, I'm working on the lyrics and I take a walkman and headset.