ABOVE: David's Stylist cover.

Being such a prolific artist, do you ever have trouble coming up with ideas?

I don’t accept writer’s block – I work through it and even if the work is rubbish, I still make it but discard three quarters. The errors are real as I only draw everything once, a bit like an abstract expressionist. I’m trying to capture the moment – albeit the moment is just some straggly lines drawn in pen.

What has been the reaction to your show at the Hayward Gallery?

Lots of people have come to see it and I’m told it’s a success, but I think you have to judge how successful you are for yourself. When you work on a big project you feel tired and a bit emotionally drained at the end, so I need to have some distance from it before I can be enthusiastic again.

Do you intend for your work to be funny?

I like things to be funny but it’s not essential.

David Shrigley on his Stylist cover