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When I write love songs, people think they're really soppy - but I see love as a consolation for the boredom of life.

I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.

I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week.

I want people to feel good about listening to this record, to get some kind of peace. It's just got something magical about it.

Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.

I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.

There's something insane about this business - about the cycle of making albums and going on tour to promote them.

Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.

More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.

I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.

You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.

God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

There haven't been many credible electronic covers records.

I'm not advocating violence but I think somebody should shoot Simon Cowell.

I didn't write songs for a very long time.

I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.

If you took music out of my life, I don't know what I'd do. It's the one thing that I have a real passion for.

I don't think I've ever tried to be anything other than a weirdo.

I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.

Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.

There are definite reference points to older Depeche Mode records.

I'm not particularly prolific.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

Songwriting is a mysterious art. When I sit down to write a song, the end result should be mysterious and have this dark quality.

I don't like to think 10 years down the road.

People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song.

I didn't expect us to be around after 25 years.

I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth.

I think being in a band is probably the only job when you're actively encouraged to be out of it most of the time.

I try to get a degree of realism in my music.

I knew at quite a young age that I had an issue with drinking.

The only things we have to worry about are really stupid things ...

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I love being in the studio. If I'm at home, I will go to the studio pretty much every day anyway. It's just something that I like to do.

Music is really all about experimentation and lots of trial and error. It's just mind-numbingly boring until you hit on something that works well.

I lead two totally separate lives. There are times when I have to slip into rock star mode.

I live in Santa Barbara. My wife's American, and she lived in England for 11 years and then told me she'd had enough.