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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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