Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing.

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs.

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work with some really talented people and it allows me to be able to listen to them as well - and just have fun on stage.

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.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.

All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together, when you get to the sound-check the band and the crew are all together.