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'm trying to find the truth in myself. To play somebody else doesn't interest me. It's not the focus of my life. I can get through most scenes and do the acting part of it, and at best, I'm going to be mediocre.

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

Of all the songs that I've written since I was 15 or 16, every song is different every song is special, it happens in a different way and I like that.

I've always accepted some kind of deity, especially as a songwriter.

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.

I guess I haven't gotten over being lost, a wandering gypsy.