The authenticity thing has never been an issue for me.
I'd love to write a country album with Adele.
It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.
I'm very English, and we don't talk about emotions publicly.
A lot of the time writers are just sponges... for what's around them, and so books are helpful for focusing your mind and literally putting it into words.
I approach my life haphazardly. Not much holiness and only as much wisdom as I can muster.