I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music.

I'm not in the business of telling people what to do. I'm much more in the business of describing things, situations and stuff like that and leaving them out there, and you can make up your minds about them.

Texting is apocalyptic on some level. It's a reduction of things.

Brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine. And please, sir, make it whiskey: I have no head for wine!

The rock star is dying. And it's a small tragedy. Rock stars have blogs now. I have no use for that kind of rock star.

I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed.

I've always been at war with the guitar. All vocalists are fighting a war with the electric rhythm guitar.