I only ever really take out my guitar when I'm miserable, which isn't necessarily a very good time to do it.

I guess in a way I just feel blessed to be able to make music.

I'm not an actor, and I'll never call myself an actor. I've never thought of it as part of my life. I'll always be a singer, in my eyes.

As a busker, one thing that does not work is self-consciousness. A busker needs to be working. A busker needs to shed all ego and get down to work. Play your songs, play them well, earn your money, and don't get in people's way.

My dad was quiet, angry, shut down. So my thing is: I express everything that's there. I want to get it all out.

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

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