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

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

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

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

Intelligence can't be insulted.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

The most stylish country in the world is Italy.

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

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.