When I'm A Man, I Will Be

Artists Shouldn't Be Made Famous. They Have This Huge Aura Of Almost God-like Quality About Them, Just Because Their Craft Makes A Lot Of Money. And At The Same Time It Is A Forced Importance... It Is Man-made So The Press Can Feed Off It.

I Saw Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Which I Thought Was A Masterpiece. Not That Long Ago, I Listened To Blackstar By David Bowie And Thought That Was A Masterpiece. Those Are Two Incredibly Talented People Who've Left Their Mark With Us.

When I'm Writing I've Been Playing Something For A Couple Of Hours And I'm Almost In A Trance. At Two Or Three In The Morning You Can Actually See Bits Inspiration Floating About And Grab Them.

With Some Of The Songs, We Brought The Pitch Down To Alto.i'm Older, So Naturally My Voice Is Lower Now.

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.