All art really does is keep you focused on questions of humanity, and it really is about how do we get on with our maker.

I guess, taking away all the theatrics or the costuming and the outer layers of what I do, I'm a writer... I write.

I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.

But I've got to think of myself as the luckiest guy. Robert Johnson only had one album's worth of work as his legacy. That's all that life allowed him.

I'm an early riser. I get up between five and six, have coffee, and read for a couple of hours before everyone else gets up.

I'm not actually a very keen performer. I like putting shows together. I like putting events together. In fact, everything I do is about the conceptualizing and realization of a piece of work, whether it's the recording or the performance side.