LA is an intense city. I was probably a bit too sensitive. I didn't have any friends so I was keeping pretty low key. I just whipped myself up into a bit of an emotional frenzy.

No one holds the power. Just because they might give you a bit of money every now and then doesn't mean that they have the right to change what you do.

I never think anything's finished. It's really not. Recording is only just a moment in time. It's as good as you can do it until then.

There is a monumental difference between being alive and living. You should never settle for the first.

You can write a song about a girl or you can write a song about walking down the shops, and it's fine. I just try and do something as meaningful as I can without trying to be a pretentious loser because it's genuinely just how I see things.

If a record label will sign you in order for you to be moulded into something that can make more money for them, then you should get out of there if you're that artist.

That's another interesting thing about music: It can mean anything.