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

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

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

I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and ….

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..

England never felt claustrophobic for me at all. I think it would feel more difficult for me if I lived in mainland Europe. America I think is really….

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

I was born with the wrong sign In the wrong house With the wrong ascendancy I took the wrong road That led to The wrong tendencies I was in the wrong….

Anything that I write comes from the soul..

For years, I was stuck behind a keyboard rig. When I started playing guitar onstage, it was a bit of a release - not to be stuck in one spot the whol….

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

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

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

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

As part of Depeche Mode, I don't think it's right for me to be using my own songs for a solo project. I'm not a very prolific songwriter, so I keep t….

There are Depeche Mode parties around the world where people listen to our music all night long. The more remixes we can give them, the more interest….

When you first sit down to write the first song, until you've maybe got three or four under your belt, it's always, to me, like a mountain to climb. ….

If you go into the eastern bloc countries we are huge, and in Russia. Maybe there is something about the depressing nature of our music and lyrics th….

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

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

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