Everything about singing, I learned from busking. Everything I learned about songwriting, I learned from busking. Busking, you learn people, you learn about reading people. You learn about reading the atmosphere of the street. If you stand still in any city long enough, you see everyone pass you by. It's almost like you get to know personality types, just by watching people walk past. You get a sense for things.

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

There's this unspoken thing that you have to wear a tux and some kind of nice dress. There are all these ethical rules, but I'm sure if you came to the Oscars in ripped jeans and a t-shirt they wouldn't throw you out. You would just look like a fool.

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

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.

Sometimes travelling really intensely for a long time is like having a continuous nervous breakdown.