Cars have been responsible for murdering the English countryside. It was written at a low point in my life. I allowed myself the luxury of one bitter song, and then as soon as I finished I tried to distance myself from it. I don't want to wallow in it, like Phil Collins. But you recorded it, I say.
Partridge smiles slightly.
I was gently bullied into it. The seven-year recording hiatus was not due to any artistic regrouping. For me, being on stage is an hour and a half of pure fear. So they decided to go with Cooking Vinyl in the U.K. and TVT in the U.S., both of which leave all creative considerations up to the artists. The fun of being an artist is doing what you want.