My mother features quite heavily in a lot of my songs.

I'd love to have a hit record. I don't believe anyone that says they wouldn't like that.

The Men at Work thing is always there, it's always going to be there. It's not something I consciously think that much about anymore. The thing that stays with you is the songs, which is a good thing for me, because the songs are the things that stand the test of time.

I do like writing songs in a band. When it's rock, it's such a different kind of dynamic, obviously.

I was brought up west southwest coast of Scotland and my mother and father had a music shop, and so I was surrounded by pianos and drums and guitars, and music, of course.

I like the process of writing songs. It makes me feel good.

It's frustrating to do albums that you think are worth listening to, but it's just so difficult to cut through.