I think sensitive is the wrong description of me. I'm British, actually, so quite bad at expressing myself in conversation, as any ex-girlfriend will tell you. I'm probably emotionally stunted.

The song is about love, life, fear and hope... and more than anything, you... and me...

I'm screaming at the top of my voice

I don't think I picked up the guitar in the first place as a way of getting women. There are probably better ways of doing it.

On the song 'Dangerous,' it feels like a teenager picking up a new instrument and writing something with all of that naive excitement.

I write songs about my own experiences. You can't lie to yourself. You can't pose to yourself.

I used to have an eBay addiction. I was really good at selling stuff. My sister needed to get to a funeral in Ireland - the airlines were on strike - so I listed her on eBay: damsel in distress. Guys were outbidding guys to be the hero and help her. A guy who owned a helicopter won.