I just try to speak passionately about things I'm involved in and moved by.

You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

I think masculinity is bravado against the mystery of the universe of women. It's just a fear of not knowing what women have that's so powerful. It's this shield they put up to try to get closer.

There are days when I still want to be able to do what I want when I want, but there's also something wonderful about being secure.

Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss.

As a songwriter you have an umbilical cord to the song and it's hard to expand on your understanding of the lyrics. Whereas when you cover a song you can create your own reason why you're attached to it.

To dance is human, to polka is divine.