Every fool has a reason for feeling sorry for himself.

I think that, when you're writing your songs, there's always a debate about whether, is that you in the song? Is it not you in the song?

I have been on stage on a few occasions where I felt I couldn't escape the interior of my - my interior thoughts. But Peter Wolf once said, what's the strangest thing you can do on stage? Think about what you're doing.

Let there be sunshine, let there be rain, let the broken hearted love again.

When I was young I was very shy and that was my personality. I was a pretty sensitive kid and quite neurotic, filled with a lot of anxiety.

I tend to be not my own best company. I can get a little lost when - if I don't have my work to occasionally focus me.

You need two things to remain very, very present. You need to continue to write well and engage yourself in the issues of the day. And you have to continue to make good, relevant records.