W 2009. roku podczas wywiadu Dave'a dla The Guardian, po pytaniu dziennikarza czy kiedykolwiek proponowano DM nagrodę Brit Awards za wybitny wkład w muzykę.
David o swoim byłym uzależnieniu. Ang.: "I thought I could do it maybe now and again, have a little party, but those little parties lasted a month. And a month later, I'd be sitting there shivering, wondering what happened"
David opisuje swoje życie w okresie uzależnienia od narkotyków. Ang.: "Oh yes, the last couple of years in California, I was living in a little apartment in Santa Monica and I had -- well, it's really sad actually -- this huge Bugs Bunny doll which would become quite animated when I was out of my mind. I also had a Tin Man and a lion. The Tin Man used to speak to me. It was basically psychotic behavior, which of course now I can see. But at the time I thought, 'Doesn't everyone have these things?"