They say rock is dead. Andy [Warhol] said art is dead. God is dead according to Nietzsche. If everything's dead what's alive? Only technology. We're in the era of technology.

For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.

Wonder Woman was my first love, and now she’s [Charlotte Kemp Muhl) my last.

I'm always surprised that people make such a fuss about Italian tailoring and French design houses. I think traditional British tailoring for men is so good. Everything's the right cut, the fabrics are good.

I like music because it's the only invisible art form.

I like songs and film because you can turn your life into a sort of myth or dream.

I like songs that have lots of different parts in them, an intro, an outro and a bridge.