It's easy to not work on my album. I go out to the cinema, catch up with friends, eat, watch "Curb Your Enthusiasm" - that sort of thing.

Here's the thing with lyrics: Words are just another musical instrument.

A lot of student films in art shows are samey. It's a look at the life of someone making these boring films.

Making music is a total hassle, really.

Most of the lyrics are rooted in my own experiences. But there is some sheer fabrication.

I hope nobody I wrote about becomes too upset.

Someone explained parallax error to me, and I thought Ah, with a cheap camera, it would be pretty easy to behead someone.

There was a time when beheadings were in the public mind because people around the world were getting their heads cut off for various reasons.

What bugs me are parodies - they're never as special as the original thing.

The internet becomes too arch. The clip is uploaded and reuploaded endlessly with banner headlines and crappy 3-D graphics. Stuff rots in this supposedly clinical space.

I don't think of my music as something that works well in the background. And because a lot of it isn't in 4/4, people might not like to dance to it.

The water. The lake. It flows through our veins, and there's nothing we can do about it… It's like venom.

It's not 'over-sensitivity' to ask to be treated with the same dignity and respect shown to others.

Is kissing you generally considered a joyful affair?" -

Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform individuals, families.

It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed.

And I had a big opportunity with Richard Brooks, The Professionals, which is really a magnificent movie.

Willful ignorance and endless laws become the replacement for self-education and self-restraint, because ignorance and laws are easy.

I would say national security is work in progress.

Going on things like rollercoasters is not really up my street I guess. I don't feel like I need to do stunts. I'm too scared and I don't think it's my job.

If possible, try to talk good about others, always. By telling good about another person, you will help yourself and another person.