If you look at the content of songs people write, it's usually about the things they know best.

I find that the older you get, the more helpful eyeliner is.

I suppose that I'm fairly comfortable with the clown hat on.

I still love music - that's never gonna go away.

I think pop culture is the greatest subject matter out there - 'Other People's Lives,' as we wrote about on the last Duran Duran album. Most ideas for great songs come from real situations, something your friend said to you the night before, the girl that just left, or something traumatic in your life.

I'm sure I'm a schizophrenic. The problem is I can't tell the difference between which one's which, which one is the real me.

I think maybe my attention span is too long to tweet.

The Internet is the greatest tool for any artist to have interaction with any audience.

Obviously with every new album we make, we always have to believe in it and feel we've gone in the right direction.

I'm fascinated with genetic science, and I have been for a very long time. I always look at science and technology because I think that the developments in my lifetime have been so remarkable - and we're only at the tip of the iceberg with projects like decoding the human genome.

For me, a bit of anthropology in the evening is always better than staying and watching the telly.

Intelligence can't be insulted.

The most stylish country in the world is Italy.

Women's fashion is more interesting than men's.