The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week.

The things in my songs are the edited highlights of my life. I don't go seeking out strange sexual experiences every day of the week.

I do write songs with a political dimension to them sometimes, but I'm always slightly appalled by it when I do.

I'd never really wanted to have a really 'private' life before. But when somebody starts delving into it and printing details through the tabloids for shagging people you shouldn't have shagged, then that probably made me shy away a bit more from giving too much away.

I speak onstage to try to establish some method of communication. The songs are supposed to be a way of communicating. But speech and drinks and sometimes chocolates are also a way of communicating.

I think the credit crunch is a brilliant thing. We should all stop moaning and start celebrating. When times are tough, it's an opportunity to start looking at life in a different way.