I hate it when bands do that; they're so proud of their new album, they have to play all of it and a couple of golden oldies.

The most important things are that you are honest with yourself and that making music comes from your heart

I haven't travelled that much before so this is the first time I get to see the big cities of Europe. I've never even been to US.

Even at school I studied ethics instead of religion.

Many other artists who sing about hope think that it is something every single person carries within himself. I'm not so sure if that's true. For me, hope is the little light guiding you the way, which reminds you that life does have a sense, that you have goals. To believe in that is often more easily said than done.

Unfortunately we just toured the East and West coasts so we didn't run into any rednecks.

I'm a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds.