I usually have an idea of how I want a song to sound, but I don't always know how to get there

I'm trying to get out of my own way

I started writing songs, I guess, when I was about 13 or 14, but I didn't know if they were good enough yet or anything.

It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll)

I think we start suffering as soon as we come out of the womb. I think that people tend to stereotype. When they think of suffering, they think of abuse - physical abuse, emotional abuse, poverty, that kind of thing. There's different levels of suffering. I don't think that it has to do with how much money you have - if you were raised in the ghetto or the Hamptons. For me it's more about perception: self-perception and how you perceive the world.

Any time there's a major change, whether it's going into a relationship, getting out of a relationship, moving to a new city, a death - that usually provides a catalyst for an explosion of creativity.

It's easier to write songs when you're single.