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Expressing myself through language was always something that I had had to learn to do more so than others.

I was very adept at acquiring languages.

I was also in love with the English language.

I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.

The music of language became extremely important to me, and obvious to me. By the time I was seven I was writing myself. I was a poet.

I'm very interested in language because it reflects our obsessions and ways of conceptualising the world.

The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language.

My dad taught me that language was a powerful tool.

I grew up in a house where language was appreciated and cared about. I'm sure that, although I wasn't aware of it at the time, it must have made an impression on me.