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

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

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

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.

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

I am not in love / But I'm open to persuasion.

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.