Whichever age you are, that's the best age. I'm a very "now" person.

Yesterday I was playing Beethovens fifth, because I love that.

Writing is all about self-editing; it's all about being present being aware of what's happening

It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love to write, and once you've written, then you arrange. After the arrangement, you record it, and then you tour it.

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same.

I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.

Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it.