Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields has catalogued a life in verse with 50 songs, each dedicated to one of his years on earth. Over two nights this September at Brighton Dome, The Magnetic Fields will perform 50 Song Memoir in its entirety.

Here Stephin explains his creative process in an interview from his studio in New York.

The Magnetic Fields are at Brighton Dome on 7 & 8 September