Curt Smith

Every album is like starting our career over again. We don't get blase, we don't get lazy.

In the music business, we're much better off staying in Bath - we don't get involved in the competitiveness, where you've got to be seen in the right places and music kind of takes second place.

New York was a fantastic place to disappear because no one cares who you are. No one bothers you. In my ten years living there I was never once asked for an autograph or stopped on the street. It was an absolute joy. I gave myself time and space to get to know myself more.

To be honest, I've been back to Atlanta a couple of times, I can't remember what for. One for a big conference, a radio conference. I feel like it's a vibrant place. It has a vibrant music scene.

Solo, you don't have compromise. It gets back to what's great when you're a musician.

We've never considered ourselves overtly political, but when it comes to English politics - people like Margaret Thatcher - you cannot just stand by and ignore all that's happening around us.

A lot of songs we've written have been political, but they're also personally political.

I have two kids and they were by no means blank slates. One is exactly like me, one is exactly like my wife.

My kids don't really buy albums. They buy singles.

It's incredibly cool that R & B artists like Kanye and the Weekend, who from a completely different genre to us have tapped into 'The Hurting.'

I have this TV pilot I was writing for and a couple of films. It's just a different way to express myself.

I guess because we're essentially a two-man band, we're attracting Wham's crowd. But Wham! are more of a businessman's band.