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

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

Sadness is a very interesting idea, this idea of sadness being some kind of default setting that artists will go into. And then I started thinking about this idea of sadness and happiness, and the idea that sadness is very loud, and happiness is quiet.

I've always loved playing solo. I guess in a way I just feel blessed to be able to make music. My favorite thing is usually whatever I'm doing right there and then.

What happens to us all, I think, when we pick up a pen, is that we just become snobs.

I absolutely adore the alchemy of a bit of an idea.

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