I do a cover of a Velvet Underground song, and they were one of the most important bands, for me.

I try to get a degree of realism in my music.

More than accepted, it's encouraged for rock stars to be out of control.

Record covers helped me discover a lot of music that I wasn't aware of.

All of my kids are into music. My older daughter plays guitar, piano, sings. My young son, he sings.

I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking German particularly difficult. Singing was slightly more difficult.

Anything that I write comes from the soul.