Any song I have to work on longer than a day, I just leave it. It's not gonna work. Everything that's good is really instant.

Anytime I write something that's trying to be too smart, it doesn't work.

I was finding it very difficult to find a label that understood what I wanted to do and really believed that people wanted to hear something honest and a little bit different. So, I did feel a bit like a clown. You're knocking on everyone's door trying to get them to believe what you're doing.

The focus is on singer/songwriters now rather than huge shows. I mean, of course there's always a place for that too.

I'd be smiling if I wasn't so desperate. I'd be patient if I had the time.

I tried to bang down a lot of doors but Virgin were the only label who believed in what I was doing. I ended up with the label that understood what I was trying to do.

I think people don't realize how many hours of practice goes into becoming a musician and getting better.