Some things feel really good to sing: there's a physical aspect, but there's more to it - a deeper place you go to.

Lyrics are kind of the whole thing; it's the message. Something might have a beautiful melody but if it's not the truth coming out of your mouth, it's not appealing

I think that people respond to honesty in music, so I only choose songs that are the truth for me.

Whenever I've chosen a song because it's clever, it's always turned out to be a mistake.

That's what I love. Not being interrupted, sitting in a car by myself and listening to music in the rain. There are so many great songs yet to sing

I'm much better at fixing or changing a melody to suit me than I would a lyric. But for me, everything is lyric. It has to be true for me to say it.

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.