You know, albums are a funny thing. They're not like an intellectual decision. It's a collection of your kind of musings. Like it's a collection of your diary entries and you pick which one's gonna make the most sense together and you put out a record and you sort of live it.

Well, everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking.

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.

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

And I've always loved playing solo.

If you don't mark your successes, the day your ship comes in could be just another day at the office, and there's no poetry in that.

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