I'm hugely self-critical in the morning.

I'm not religious, and I'm not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god.

My muse is my wife. It's not some vague thing that flutters around the astrosphere or wherever it is. Sometimes as a songwriter you need something to hang a song on, to give it some kind of presence and form. For me, Susie is that.

I have to be able to pull you in. How can I diversify my audiences? What role do I have to play to be part of that shift? I have to take that seriously.

I still feel very much an imposter in the whole music scene, which I'm quite happy about to be honest.

The songs that I like are the ones that you can't visualize, that are just cries from the heart - those very straight, direct songs that make rock & roll music so wonderful.

I am the captain of my pain.