It's the nature of human consciousness to look for trouble constantly, and we find it. We find it.

['Fire and Rain'] is sort of almost uncomfortably close. Almost confessional. The reason I could write a song like that at that point, and probably couldn't now, is that I didn't have any sense that anyone would hear it. I started writing the song while I was in London...and I was totally unknown.... So I assumed that they would never be heard. I could just write or say anything I wanted. Now I'm very aware, and I have to deal with my stage fright and my anxiety about people examining or judging it. The idea that people will pass judgment on it is not a useful thought.

I have a studio in a barn at home - we rehearse there, we film there and we record there. It's fun to hang out with my guys and see what comes out next.

All invisible from where we stand the connections come to pass, and though too strong to comprehend they affect us not the less.

Ireland, Italy and Brazil are the most musical places for me. They're extremely musical cultures and anything you pitch they basically catch.

If the gig's going really well, I'm incredibly happy on stage and really feel good about my life and things.

I think people are isolated because of the nature of human consciousness, and they like it when they feel the connection between themselves and someone else.