The British press can be so annoying. They jerk you off with one hand and smack you with the other.

I feel slightly confused about certain things. Practical and tactical things. When you try to make everyone happy… in the end you've got to make yourself happy.

I think a lot of people study the rules too much and then don't know how to be creative.

When I hear Sam Cooke's 'A Change Is Gonna Come', it frustrates me because no matter how hard I try, I can never be that good.

A band is a great way to destroy a friendship, and a tour's a great way to destroy a band.

I have to say, I'm good with gifts. If I find something perfect for a certain person, I'll just get it and put it away in a kind of nook under my bed - a little gift hutch, if you prefer.

Working on music is the funnest thing for me, and I love it, and I could do it all day, all night.