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"It felt like there were other things at play, which were new for us. Which was a reason why I was apprehensive about the record. But I've fallen for it."

Musings from the US musician's show at The Northern, Wednesday 24 May

"He would just send me things and I would just sort of warble into them and send them back to him."

"She represented something to me that was fun to play with - this kind of strong woman emerging out of an extinct volcano."

"I couldn't be just doing one thing. There are people who do that who I respect enormously."