A lot of what you do is about how you look. You're a good-looking guy who plays music, and you can't do anything about what happens because of that. If people say, "He's cute. I'm going to go buy his album," hopefully they'll like the music, too.

I used to have a sort of spiky haircut and it just feels better to have short hair again.

I get to see the world and try to make people happy. I'm very much of a wandering spirit, if you'll pardon the expression.

You know more about me than I do about myself, that's probably true.

I'll always be making music. I'd like to do it my whole life - although I also love words and want to write short stories. But right now, my songs are kind of my short stories.

Rock stars wanting to write is even worse than wanting to act in movies, right?

My high-school dream was to be in a band, pay my rent and eat - and I've been able to do that for 20 years. So I'm completely content.