There's so much to be said for making your guitar sound like a synthesizer and try to make your drummer sound like a drum machine.

Nobody starts a band to make friends; you do it because of the music.

I'm really excited about the remixes. I've always been a fan of electronic music and I'm thinking about that very seriously for the next record as well.

Everyone tries to research your background. I have a real fear of celebrity and exposing my real self.

I never understood the low art/high art distinction.

I never saw the point in listening to only one thing. The low art/high art distinction comes from the establishment telling me how I'm supposed to think.

Patriotism is a joke in the UK.

Youth is so cynical. There's never anything to believe in as a teen.

Even that word depends on what you mean by pop. I mean, pop music has currency. It could just be about that girl who's in love with you.

I think there's real currency in pop culture.

There's so much that you can do if you mimic your style to a drum machine. I think that's far more exciting.

Social media is a powerful tool to raise awareness and create change. But we must take care not to rely upon it as a reflection of our charitable efforts.

I don't need an award to inspire me to keep making music.

Banks are an almost irresistible attraction for that element of our society which seeks unearned money.

Be united with other Christians. A wall with loose bricks is not good. The bricks must be cemented together.

If you try to look But you don't touch Then you won't touch But you'll never feel And if you don't feel You'll never cry And if you don't cry Then you'll never heal.

In six pages, I can't even say "Hello.

If it's darkness we're having, let it be extravagant.

And then it was working with Bob Hoskins, who I had never worked with before - except radio. It was like being given a wonderful meal - full of the things you love most.

All history and art are against us, but we still expect happiness in love.

What we need now is some new, fresh clichés.