I think I've done a pretty fantastic job, but of course I want to sell millions of records.

I have managed to eke out a good and substantial existence. I'm not shoveling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well.

I'm definitely a fan of juxtaposition. Using the most beautiful line to say the most horrific thing - I think one of the main things in songwriting is definitely friction between the words and the melody.

I have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money.

Growing up, for years and years I had no idea what the plots of operas were, and that's part of what fascinated me - I could make them up and learn bits and pieces of what was going on over time. There's something about it being always a step away that makes it more fun to chase.

Everything I do, I feel is genius. Whether it is or it isn't.

But I don't even think you hear me at all Under your medieval ceiling behind your biblical wall