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.

I choose to believe that there is good in people and that everything is a lesson. Our place on Earth is to go deeper, to somehow get wiser. To have spirit.

I love the idea of leaving some of the original abstract thought in, because the problem is that when you pick up a pen you become a snob, your own worse critic. You edit yourself in a way that is non-creative.

A song is like a saddle: you ride it for a while, and if it's the right kind of song you can sing it for the rest of your life.

I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.

The muse holds no appointments. You can never call on it. I don't understand people who get up at 9 o'clock in the morning, put on the coffee and sit down to write.

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