[my Father] Was Not A Musical Man.

[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.

I Had My Very First Relationship At 27 Because I Really Had Not Actually Come To Terms With My Sexuality Until I Was 24.

I Was Supposed To Be A Real Thatcherite. Just By Dint Of Being A First-generation Immigrant And Having Not Had Money, And Then Suddenly Having It - And Getting On Planes And Going To Ibiza And Sitting Around In Thongs. But Actually Nothing I Was Writing Or Doing Was Even Vaguely Thatcherite.

I Don't Go For Safe Options. Romantically, I Go For People Who Are A Pain In The Ass.

Your Political System Is Actually Too Democratic. The Fact That Americans Vote On Every Bill And Proposition Can Prolong Bigotry Indefinitely, Especially Where It Is Aimed At Minority Groups.