Even when I haven't had money, I found money to travel. It's a luxury that's a kind of necessity, I think.

When I'm on a roll nothing makes me happier or feel more satisfied, like plugging in, life makes sense.

I get a feeling, on a guitar, and I sort of mess around until something resonates with me, and then I just find that what happens is that a melody comes, and with that, words.

When I first started writing, a friend said I should be careful because I'm letting people know how to reach right in and play with my workings. And they do!

The husk could be some useless bloke or losing myself and changing my DNA with bottomless grief.

I love the water more than anything. I'm not very good at sunbathing - I get really bored. I love swimming and I love being like a fish and getting in the sea and just - I don't know, it feels right.

We're all like little ants who scurry around with the materials that are at hand right now. Each generation finds new materials. Its just evolution, isn't it?