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Most Screen Violence Is Tedious.

Look, When I Look Back, From 20 Onwards, I Was Actually Having A Pretty Good Time, I Have To Say.

People Often Can't Separate, Or Can't Understand, That To Be Funny Is To Be Serious; It's A Way Of Pulling People In And Not Scaring Them Off. I Think A Lot Of The Funny Stuff, Underneath It, There's A Deep Anxiety Going On.

Outside The World Of Politics, One Person In The World Of The Arts I Would Mention As An Influence Is Nick Cave, Another Person Who Has Been Around Since The Late 1970s. He Has Developed And Changed Remarkably, Whilst Remaining True To His Vision. He Has Been A Great Help To Me As Well, Without His Knowing It.

The Way I Take In The World Is By Seeing It; That Is Very Much Evident In The Songs That I Write.