Everything good needs replacing
I'm a fairly tormented artist, and I'm less willing to indulge myself in self-pity, outside of songwriting.
Take what you can from your dreams, Make them as real as anything...
If I find something I like, I'll chase it and see what comes out the other side. Once a song gets momentum and gets away from you, that's a good sign.
What I want is what I've not got, but what I need is all around me.
I'm from a very politically and socially conscious family. My mother always made a point of making us look at what was going on around us and take stock of our part in it.