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The only album that I listen to upon recording a new one is my 'Cry' album, because sonically, I think it's my best album to date. But other than that, I've never listened to my records, ever.

I've made more than 50 records with a wide range of music. I've often veered to check something out.

I'm buying records a lot, like, every week I'm just buying old reissues or old originals or new records that I have heard about.

I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make.

My next record I really just want it to be a collection of great songs, classic songs in a way.

I have a very long and beautiful love affair with Elvis Presley. I own every record he ever made, so I have about 150, almost 200 records of his. So much that I haven't even listened to all of them. I see an Elvis record that I don't have, and I'll buy it and put it in my collection.

Some amazing records have this power to leave you with inspiration; you're left with the urge to write something. And some records are totally overwhelming, because they are so good, they burn the bridges behind them.

All of my records have been very personal, just writing more and more songs, you get better at being able to say what you feel.

I collect records pretty assiduously, so I've got, like, a massive record collection. I still DJ.

All my records have been written to be records, rather than writing a group of songs and seeing if they fit together.