I look at you and you look at me and deep in our hearts know it That you weren't much of a muse, but then I weren't much of a poet

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.

What you're really after when you see a film or listen to a song is a singular vision, and I'm not sure how much of that you really get in Hollywood.

I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing.

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.

I look at you and you look at me and deep in our hearts know it That you weren't much of a muse, but then I weren't much of a poet

It was about the preciousness of that, and how they viewed those birds as art, as something valuable. I didn't care one way or another back then, but now, thinking about my grandparents - who are still alive but getting older - I see the birds as sort of time capsules. Now I go home during the holidays and they hold a lot of weight in terms of nostalgia and memory. Now they mean everything.