Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.

I live a very nice life. I have a wonderful time. But it's not lived drawing on a full level. I'm relaxed, cool, and enjoying it.

I'm alive today, I'm well, I'm working, I'm still creative. What more can I say, really?

I never trusted anybody at all. I don't know why it was so hard, I just didn't.

To be diagnosed with cancer was a frightening thing, and my first reaction was sheer panic, but I was really fortunate that the cancer was caught at such an early stage that I didn't need chemo or radiotherapy. But I know that cancer is a chronic condition, and once you've had it, you're on the list, because it can come back.

I'm sick of being self-referential. I don't want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.

I've simplified much more in my writing. I say what I've got to say, not in metaphor.