Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.

I'm not in any rush. I'm not somebody who, if I write a song, I get it out. That's not something I've ever really quite done.

If you listen to the great Beatle records, the earliest ones where the lyrics are incredibly simple. Why are they still beautiful? Well, they're beautifully sung, beautifully played, and the mathematics in them is elegant. They retain their elegance.

You can't start a fire without a spark

Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny.

I don't want to make a record like in the '50s or the '60s or the '70s. I want to make a record like today, that`s right now.

You can revisit - the wonderful thing about my job is you can revisit your 22-year-old self or your 24-year-old self any particular night you want. The songs pick up some extra resonance, I hope, but they're still - they're there, and I can revisit that period of my life when I choose. So it's quite a nice experience.