My dream is to become a farmer. Just a Bohemian guy pulling up his own sweet potatoes for dinner.

You need to open up so that more comes through. And you can just feel that when your ego is not in the way and when you're letting it be what it wants to be. You have to let it be what it wants to be as opposed to what you think it should be.

(On being asked if he preferred to be a rock god or sex god) I am neither. My favourite role is father.

I wanted to make something that sounded very pure, organic, and personal. I wanted to make music that was timeless.

I'm experiencing the mood to go out and share the music. I don't look at these concerts as a platform for people to watch me, look at me. No, a tour is about an interaction. A thing, myself, a band, and the people who support what I do and enjoy what I do.

I haven't thought about making a music film, but if I did, that would be a very interesting idea.

I've had to work very hard, and I don't really have a category or fit into any niche, so each time I come out with a new record, it's like, I'm a new guy.