School Was A Very Cruel Environment And

Music Is Like Comedy In That You Can Enjoy A Very - For Want Of Abetter Word - Sophisticated Classical Piece As Much As You Enjoy Something That's Very Simple Pop.

When I Was Singing "king Of The Mountain," It Was A Pivotal Point In The Show. That's The Song That Took Us From This Concert Setting Of Individual Songs Into The Theatrical Narrative Piece.

It's Funny When You Write A Song - It's Easy For Me Now - But There's Almost A Second Stage Where You Take Control Of The Song. You Start Writing It, And If You're Not Careful, It Just Finishes Itself And It Might Not Be What You Wanted. It's Very Strange, It Takes Over Itself. It Has Its Own Life.

If Ever There's Been Somebody To Hold As An Icon Of Sheer Determination And Willpower, It's That Guy [stephen Hawking ], Let Alone Any Of The Things He's Done Scientifically. I'm Sure That's His Driving Force, But He's A Miracle And An Aspiration.

I Think What Is Great Is That If Anything That I Do Is Interesting To Somebody Else, Then I Really Don't Think It Matters At All What I Had Originally Intended.