I'm not deluded enough to think that everyone who knows my name is a listener. You know, I hope that part of that interest - part of that public interest - has to do with me still making records that people like.

We just feel like we don't have the means, To rise above and beat it. So we keep waiting, Waiting on the world to change...

There's a certain lack of gimmickry to what I do that makes people in England go: 'Where's the thing?

There's a constantly applicable nature to soul music, whereas sometimes pop music can be a periodical.

She's perfect, so flawless, I'm not impressed.

I am tempted to keep the car in drive, And leave it all behind...

I scientifically engineer my music to be as accessible as possible.