I was kind of a misfit, and when my mother died, I had to become an adult, something that I never thought I would ever be.

I've always been given respect because I'm kind of mannish, and I'm not a great beauty. I've never played the coquette card because I'm no good at it.

I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for me. It's useful not to dump on people while simultaneously expressing a truth or a feeling if it's necessary, without diluting the intensity of the lyric.

I might not be beautiful, but I'm very interesting!

I'm in hotel rooms night after night, playing a lot of the same venues as my dad and carrying the guitar that used to be his. We're the same person. I don't know if he realises how much of a legacy he has left to his children.

I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as musicians.

I think my mother was always worried about me when she was alive.