I thought love was more or less a giving thing. Seems the more I gave, the less I got.

I've found for the last couple of years that the things that I can become most deeply involved with are songs that reflect my real feelings about things and so that what I've been writing about.

Songwriting is different from music, although I don't deny now that it would be nice to have a little more background in music theory.

I may have a little bit of a talent for music, but I've learnt to tap into my own self when I write. When I put the drill bit inside my heart, sometimes I come up with something light and frothy, sometimes with something deep and painful, but it's great to connect with the audience.

The lyrics aren't simple, either. They're extremely difficult because I'm trying to say complicated things in as few words as possible.

I had always sung in my dad's shop. I worked there after school, and I'd be singing along with the top-40 records of the day.

I had always held everything in before.