You win some, you learn some.

To create an album of 12 songs, I've got to write about 80 songs. Half of those are totally weird and rubbish.

My memory is not so good so my most memorable show is the last one I played. Songs are written with intention but they only emerge in the moment.

If I'm in a relationship, that girl gets showered with letters from the road. I pour my heart into it.

Humans will always endure suffering - even accepting the fact that we're going to die will cause us suffering, and from that stems a little pessimism and negativity that all of us are susceptible to.

When I play with the full band, you get to be larger than life, you feel larger than life, and that particular moment in the song where there's passion, you've got nine guys behind you, all driving that sound and that feeling with you. That's like surfing a huge wave, because once you start you really can't stop it, you got it going down a huge mountain.

Whenever I'm in need of inspiration and mantras, I go straight to simple affirmations. 'I am strong', 'I am brave', 'I can do this' and 'I'm awesome'. Whatever you put after 'I am', you will become. 'I am' are the two most powerful words, so make sure what you say after 'I am' is what you want to experience. It's like a magic trick.