Our imagination it is our greatest ally . . . Imagination is a very, very powerful thing. It literally invents the path before you.

Keeping the pen out of your hand as much as possible is the best way to write a song, in my estimation. But the pen must come in to tighten it up.

I think ultimately, people are selfish in that department [blues], in a good way - the reason we're attracted to art is because it somehow reflects us. And I think, ultimately, we're a tribal people by nature. We're not individualistic. We almost like to hear that there's other people in a worse state than us. Sometimes even more than we like hearing there are people in better states than us.

You know, albums are a funny thing. They're not like an intellectual decision. It's a collection of your kind of musings.

I busked from the age of 13 until I was 18.

Our imagination just needs space. It's all it needs, that moment where you just sort of stare into the distance where your brain gets to sort of somehow rise up.

I won't say I've closed the door on acting.