They Were Worried We Wouldn't Get Any

Sometimes When I Look Back On Myself On Those Earlier Records, There Was So Much Effort Going In, So Much Trying. With This, I Was Trying To Make It Much More Laid Back.

For "running Up That Hill" We Had Worked With A Drum Machine [in 1985]; The Basic Rhythms Of "running Up That Hill" Happened Because The Whole Track Was Built On A Drum Machine.

My Desire Was Never To Be Famous. It Was To Try And Create Something Interesting Musically If I Could.

I Suppose In Some Ways Doing Some Of The Songs In The Show Felt A Bit Like I Was Doing Cover Versions. I Was Covering Myself. Not That They Didn't Feel Like My Songs, But The Way I Was Approaching Them Was From A Place So Outside Where They Were Written. The Fact That These Songs Were In The Context Of A Live Show Was A New Thing.

I've Read A Couple Of Things That I Was Sort Of Close To Having A Nervous Breakdown. But I Don't Think I Was. I Was Very, Very Tired. It Was A Really Difficult Time.