My parents were always very supportive and accepting. They even shared my curiosity for life, or perhaps I theirs.

Here’s to freedom, cheers to art. Here’s to having an excellent adventure and may the stopping never start.

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

I know that if I do the right amount of, say, meditation and hot yoga or something, I can move the energy through my body and get rid of my cold within twenty-four hours.

The best thing for you to do is shop at your local farmer's market and support the organic growers who are there. Because those are the guys who are taking care of the soil that is ultimately going to take care of us.

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.

Are you prepared to take a dive into the deep end of my head?