Journalism

“I’ve worked so hard for my legacy and my career. So I respect it and I take it very seriously.”

Robots don’t dream of electric sheep, they dream of Giorgio Moroder.

“Mirrors? I only look if I have to. It can mess with your mind if you have insecurities about your looks”

“I was so driven for so long, like a fucking animal, and then I woke up one day and someone had given me a little gold plate for OK Computer and I couldn’t deal with it for ages.”

“I don’t know if all my songs are about doomed love affairs. But it’s usually about love.”

“The idea of going into a studio to write an album seems like a bad idea. You’re never focused on getting a great performance because you’re still trying to figure out what you’re going to do.”

“I’ve had roles which have become all-encompassing, when I’ve been like, ‘Whoa, where’s my life?’, and felt like the floor had been swept from underneath me”

“I don’t know if I’m a tortured soul, but I was born heartbroken. I remember feeling it when I was so young. I was like, ‘Mum, it hurts.’”

“If there hadn’t been drugs I would have probably killed myself. I was miserable.”

“I think it’s wonderful to stop worrying about how you look or what you’re wearing or what other people think of you.”

“The decayed rebellion and the dystopian vision of the world has always resonated with me. That human nature is innately flawed and unless we change it, we’re doomed. It’s not original sin, it’s a behavioural flaw.”

“Sometimes I can’t cope with life as it is, so I have to cover it up. It’s like being a clown. I put on a mask, go out and act like I’m somebody else so I don’t have to be this person all the time.”

“The philosophy behind what we did was not to build equipment for any one kind of music, but to make it as basic as possible, to suit the needs of as many musicians as possible.”

“I don’t really see myself as a role model. I just want to be able to be myself and say what I wanna say and it’s difficult.”

“I don’t think I enjoy making movies. Sometimes it’s so painful you want to scream bloody murder and run somewhere.”