I Went To Prison, I Paid My

I Seem To Think That Anything Worth Having In Life Has To Be Painful To Attain.

Both Of Us Knew The Band Had Run Its Course. We Were Both Unhappy Doing It, But I Think The Way Andrew [ridgeley] Was Being Treated As The Less Important Half Of The Duo Had Finally Taken Its Toll On Him.

A Lot Of People Felt That I Was Just Tying That Into The "i Want Your Sex" Theme Because Of The Aids Thing And The Prospect Of The Song's Being Banned. I Thought It Was A Relevant Point To Make Because Of The Aids Thing. I Wanted To Write A Song Which Sounded Dirty But Which Was Applicable To Someone That I Really Cared About. That Was My Point.

[my Mother] Is Much More Musical, And By The Time I Started Writing Songs - By The Time I Was About 17 - She Started To Believe In Me, Musically.

That Feels Natural To Me, Singing In A Small Group Of People I Just Can't Do. You'll Never Hear Me Sing At A Dinner Table Or Anything, But This Feels Kinda Natural. I've Done It Many, Many Times. So, And Also, The Pressure's Off Me Cos I'm Not Singing On My Own. I'm Just Doing A Few Harmonies With My Stuffed Nose.