I try to see as much dance, theatre and films as I can because all of it feeds me in a way that I need feeding for what I do.

I've always been very politically interested from a very young age and I hadn't felt that was something I could begin to bring into my songwriting because I hadn't felt I'd reached the stage, that I had the skill with language enough, yet, to do that.

I think that's always very valuable: to keep the mind open to receiving all sorts of information, which can then be used in my work, but also just as a human being.

When I was young, I had idols that I thought were wonderful. I wanted to be just like them.

I do take enormous interest in what's going on. I try to see whatever I can, whenever I can.

I make tiny wooden people with bits of hair. Puppets and things like that.

Well, I'm quite a self-deprecating person.