I feel like I always have to have a song on my album that people can use in their weddings.

There is truth in little corners of our lives. There are hints of it in songs and children's eyes. It's familiar, like an ancient lullaby; What do I live for? If we've eyes to see... If we've ears to hear... To find it in our hearts and mouths the word that saves is near. Shed that shallow skin... Come and live again... Leave all you were before... To believe is to begin.

Obviously, it was a big life change for me and quite a shock to suddenly have these songs I'd written in my bedroom as a far-too-intense teenager all over the airwaves and see my face on buses, especially in a small country like New Zealand, but at the same time it was such a thrill and an honour knowing that my music was reaching people.

I know my sound, and I have to be true to who I am as an artist, even though I want be real cool, and make really cool music.

You can analyze all you want but you can never explain away the God factor. Sometimes God just decides to breathe on something and it's completely His prerogative.

Singing was always quite a private thing... I don't think my own mum even heard me sing until after I signed with Sony just out of high school!

Now that I have seen I am responsible, faith without deeds is dead.