I don't get recognised in London or at home either - very seldom anyway. Either that or I look so crazy no one wants to come up to me.

Being in the studio is a really romantic time.

I still think of myself as from Illinois.

I don't look for bliss, just contentment.

When it's open and honest, that's when the real nature of who you are as a vocalist or as a performer, all of that stuff can finally start to become what it's supposed to be. Like a settling into yourself. It's not even a musical thing, it's a whole mindset, a whole acceptance of who you were supposed to be. Life sounds good

There are so many great songs yet to sing.

I find the songs I want to record by listening to as much music as I can. 'When I hear things I really like, I ask the writers to send me a tape of everything they've ever written.