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..

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. ….

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

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….

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

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

Anything that I write comes from the soul..

Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; takin….

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….

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

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 like to think 10 years down the road..

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….

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

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

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 ….

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

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….

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….

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