What is your nickname and why?

"Cunt, usually."

At school, were you a dunce or a teacher's pet?

"I was definitely not a dunce, that's for sure, but I wasn't a teacher's pet either. I had a really good laugh at school and I passed all my exams. I was a distraction. I was told I could do better. But I did alright. I must have, because I went to university! Only for 10 days, though. I left because I absolutely hated the students. It was in Bradford. I studied politics, history, philoshophy and maybe English - I wasn't that sure, really. Then I left to come to London and get on with it."

What was your first shag like?

"Surprising."

Who is your best friend?

"My wife."

What's the best pet you've ever had?

"My cat Dodo, who is no more. Dodos were expectorant tablets, strong pills that were like speed. You could get them from the chemist, and you didn't even need a prescription for them. They actually make you feel really sick, but they kept you awake for days. Back then I was so wired on speed I had no brains left, so I called the cat Dodo."

Have you ever been arrested?

"No. Let's say that I had a good pair of feet when I was younger..."

What would you be if you weren't a rock star?

"Unemployed!"

How would you describe yourself on a blind date form?

"Probably tall, dark and handsome!"

What's the most extravagant thing you've ever bought?

"A really, really nice bottle of wine for a couple of hundred quid. French it was. A mad experiment."

Who's gagging for a shagging?

"My wife, of course. And I'd use her to fuck Cindy Crawford! Actually, my dream date is Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison. And I'd fuck the corpses. No, my dream date would be Margaret Thatcher. What would I do with her on our date? Have her shot. And that's my politically correct answer!"

Who's gagging for a smacking?

"Margaret Thatcher. For what she did to England over the last 20 years."

Who would you like to see naked?

"That would be Margaret Thatcher again!"

What's the best rumour you've ever heard about yourself?

"That I'd committed suicide. MTV actually rang up our record company up to see if I was dead. I wasn't, obviously..."

What's in your wallet right now?

"Some money, credit cards, a phone card and a picture of my wife."

If you were marooned on a desert island without food, which member of Bush would you choose to eat first?

"Gavin. Why? Because he's got tender meat. Stupid fucking question..."

Which Bush song would you choose to donate to a compilation album entitled "Crap Songs of Our Time"?

"Does it have to be just the one? "Honky Manchild." No, I can't think of one without offending anyone. Actually I can. "Monkey."

What's your drug of choice?

"Tea!"

What does God look like?

"Like Woody Allen, I suppose."

When you die, how would you like to go?

"Quickly, and without any prior warning."