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Issue #130

‘How do you know when you have written something worthwhile? What is your process?’

Issue #129

‘How is your lockdown?’

Issue #128

‘What the fuuuuuuuuuck????? Cancelled tour noooooo.’

Issue #127

‘What is your view on the BBC decision on censorship of certain words in Fairytale of New York this Christmas?’

Issue #126

‘Hey first I wanna say really like your music i have lost my beautiful wife in cancer and my dear brother in covid 19 my question to you is how keep ...’

Issue #125

‘Do you like haiku poetry?’

Issue #124

‘So who are The Hyatt Girls?’

Issue #123

‘How do I know I’m on the right path?’

Issue #122

‘In this time of illness, cynicism and cruelty, do you receive many mean or vile messages? How do you cope with that kind of negative energy?’

Issue #121

‘In an interview from 1997 in Los Angeles, you introduced us to your “pet theory”: your creativity could only flourish in a state of loss and longing, and that it needed ...’

Issue #120

‘What do you think about NA? As a recovering heroin addict, I am having difficulty getting into the Narcotics Anonymous scene. I see how it can help but I feel ...’

Issue #119

‘I was thinking how much I wish I could write this story to you in Greek, my native language.

In June one of my best friends suddenly died ...’

Issue #118

‘I’m thinking about having a child but everything looks so grim right now. What’s your advice?’

Issue #117

‘Do you enjoy magic? Card tricks, stage illusions, that kind of thing.’

Issue #116

‘Nina Simone once said: Freedom means having no fear. Sometimes on stage, she added, she would reach that kind of state. How do you free yourself from fear?’

Issue #115

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Issue #114

‘If, for decades, an anchor served a ship, which one day decided to cut its chains and sail away, can the drowning anchor grow wings? And if so, will the ...’

Issue #113

‘On The Lyre of Orpheus, the track Breathless moves me beyond words. In the intro every time I hear it I’m taken to a 14th or 16th century style ...’

Issue #112

‘I spent the day watching Bad Seed TeeVee and the fan cover versions of your songs are amazing. How will you choose a winner?’

Issue #111

‘Rather than ask you a question, I’d like to ask you to do something. I think you’ll be touched by this story, and the part you play in ...’

Issue #110

‘Is it true that Kanye’s new album is delayed because you both took the last minute decision to include a track you have been working on together?’

Issue #109

‘What is mercy for you?’

Issue #108

‘What do you do when the lyrics just aren’t coming?’

Issue #107

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Issue #107

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Issue #107

‘The piano you played for Idiot Prayer was magnificent. Was it a personal instrument, or is this just the kind of thing people put in front of one when they ...’

Issue #106

‘I lost someone in the last year. It’s unknown and unspoken territory to me. I thought it was fine. I thought it was fine. It was a gentle passing. ...’

Issue #105

‘Do you ever collaborate with Susie?’

Issue #104

‘To further augment JP’s (Issue #102) question about political songs – is there a protest song out there that you greatly admire for the way it was written or arranged?’

Issue #103

‘If you feel that he is beside you… and within you, why would you need to look for him? (This is not a challenge, there is no aggression in this ...’

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