There's something rhythmic about running, so it's not surprising that I love it. I'm a bass player, after all.

I run every day. It keeps me sane and it's my meditation.

At the height of our fame, we didn't see anything. We didn't leave the hotel because we were doing interviews all day. We may have traveled the world, but we saw nothing.

I find that albums generally tell a story. Because it's music, it doesn't have to be in chronological order.

We know our limitations. There's only a certain amount of time that Roland and I really want to be on the same bus together. Our limit is about four to six weeks.

You find it hard to deal with certain things and as you get older it becomes easier.

New York was a fantastic place to disappear because no one cares who you are. No one bothers you. In my ten years living there I was never once asked for an autograph or stopped on the street. It was an absolute joy. I gave myself time and space to get to know myself more.

We've never considered ourselves overtly political, but when it comes to English politics - people like Margaret Thatcher - you cannot just stand by and ignore all that's happening around us.

A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political.

Mad World' was easy for me to sing because I could relate to Roland's lyrics. We were both the middle of three sons and had been brought up by single mothers with absent fathers.