Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks.
I loathe the idea of going onstage in a T-shirt and jeans.
You make one solo album, and some people swear you're about to leave the band or there are creative differences.
When people meet me I think they're surprised to find out I'm not always angst-ridden.
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.
Kids today don't know that much about vinyl.
I will be the focal point for however long I decide to play. Half of me likes that idea and half of me doesn't, but once the adrenaline kicks in, I'll probably really enjoy it.
I don't think I ever worry too much about what our target audience is, what we should be releasing. I just write naturally and organically and try to write from the heart.
I like their darkness but I also like the pop-side of the Velvet Underground.
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'm not particularly prolific.
I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth.
I wanted to keep the music very electronic, very filmic, and give it an almost sci-fi like quality. Music is a necessity for me. I go into the studio at least five days a week, every week, so once I had the idea and the template, the process was quick and fun.
I want people to feel good about listening to this [Delta Machine] record, to get some kind of peace. It's just got something magical about it.
I started getting back into buying old analog gear while we were recording. Lots of old drum machines and synths. It wasn't a conscious thing. I didn't consider myself a collector, but boxes of vintage gear would turn up virtually every day.
I tend to like songs that are very emotional, that strike a chord with me emotionally.
If you repeat yourself, then I think you're in danger of losing that fan base, because if you're not interesting yourselves, you're not interesting your audience.
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.
I don't write poems and put them to music. Just let things flow.
I find it odd seeing a DJ playing to huge audiences. I know that people have been doing it for a while, but the fact that it's been embraced so much in America now and it's become like this new, big thing, I find it slightly odd.
I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult.
Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.
I wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them.
I didn't write songs for a very long time.
I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.
