I ate a big steak in 1988 and never felt worse. That was it, boom, over. Never again.

I like to be able to present myself in two or three different ways because I've never really wanted to rest on my laurels and be something that people expected.

A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.

There's not an instruction manual on how to deal with success, so you just have to rely on having great friends and a good team.

Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet.

I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it's a good song, what does it matter?

I'm amazed every time I come back to Vancouver at how much it's changed. You go away for a month and there's three more skyscrapers.