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"I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult."

"It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band."

"I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different."

"Once I'd chosen the songs, it seemed like it would just be a question then of recording them. But it's a case of trying to re-invent the songs; taking them in different directions."

"I sit down and create atmospheres, start playing guitar or piano and just sing whatever comes out of my mouth."

"Our music over the years has been very cinematic. It's surprising we never really got into film soundtracks."
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"One must indeed test the strings to this life, bounce the bow, wet the mouthpiece, prepare for the deeper music that follows."

"There is nothing in the world so much like prayer as music is."

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."

"88% of what we call good songs aren't really good. They merely remind us of a good time we once had."

"Miranda raised her eyebrows. Apparently she hadn't figured me for a country music fan. I liked her for that."

"Music reveals the deepest beauty of the soul."
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