I guess I felt straight when I was allowed to get married. Now I feel queerer because I’m not. It’s the only thing that’s changed. I wouldn’t measure it in icon status or how much my demographic has changed, but in the rage I feel, and being not equal.

I feel like I’ve always had gay fans, I don’t think my dating a woman has changed my demographic, but it certainly changed the way I feel about politics.

I’m sort of a gay man trapped in a woman’s body when it comes to music sometimes – it’s crowded in here!

People call me for the ballads. Apparently that’s where I’ve been pigeonholed. But it’s really interesting and really fun. It’s my favourite part of the job, writing.

I hope I am a psychotherapist’s dream. I’ve spent enough hours in therapy.

A lot of people come up to me expecting to meet the person they have seen perform. It’s not going to happen, unless my mania, my stage person, responds to them and not the real me.

I don’t really even go out that much now except to walk my dogs, because I don’t want to be recognised.

Like when I’m singing live I can’t hear myself. I’m just listening to the rest of the band. To listen to my voice, it doesn’t even feel like it’s me.

I like bands for a long time, even when they’re not trendy anymore. I still like Arcade Fire. I’ve always liked Stevie Wonder.

I think it would be very difficult to maintain one kind of art or whatever for your whole life. I think it’s unrealistic.