Don't let your mind stop you from having a good time.

I discovered at 18 that singing and songwriting was my strength. I decided that it was closest to my heart and if I pursued it then there would be no competition. I would just live my life being myself and living my dream.

Playing live is a lot of fun. You get one shot, ... But at the end of the day, it's all rock 'n' roll.

To create an album of love, I really had - I thought it was going to be easy, because I've always written love songs. But I thought if I really want to make a love album that contributes, that actually means something, I've got to go deep.

I've always used songwriting as a way to help me organise reality.

I'm not always a positive person. I wake up grumpy, I read the newspaper and I get furious that the world is still at war.

I think there’s no greater joy than completing a song out of thin air. It’s like inventing something, but it’s invisible, you know? It’s weird. It amazes me. You can send it out in the world, and that’s the joy. It’s like giving birth to all these songs and letting them go like they’re your kids.