The rules of life are made up. The rules only exist in your mind.

EVERYTHING is love, so the only thing that's not love is our resistance to love, is us trying to be separate from the world.

You know, there's still a lot of great songwriters out there who hand in songs. And there's a lot of brilliant singers and performers out there who sing other people's words. I enjoy doing both.

When you play a smaller, more intimate venue, you can have real conversations with your audience, take risks, and stay current. You can also change the set list, on how the day feels or how the audience reacts. When you do arena shows, every arena looks and feels the same. You can't see who is in the room.

I love the sound of the wind in the trees and the song of the birds and the shuffle in the leaves of my many woodland friends.

I love surfing and bodysurfing. I love getting slammed by the waves - that makes me feel alive. The waves are a good reminder that I'm small and fragile.

Musicians are so well covered in the press, it would be great to see more outspoken practitioners of green life.