I grab an instrument to make my body a song, but I'm not a player as such, maybe a little more on guitar, but certainly not piano.

Most of the stuff that I do talk about, about being counted out and being an underdog, 'cause that's what I feel like I am.

I studied art just short of the level where you can earn a degree.

If you want to be good at anything, you have to work hard at it. It doesn't just fall from the sky. I work every day at trying to improve my writing, and I really enjoy it. Nothing fascinates me more than putting words together, and seeing how a collection of words can produce quite a profound effect.

Ive always been very visceral in that I feel things very deeply.

I like to be around things that I find inspiring.

I think you have to be very careful getting the balance right if you're going to talk about grand themes like war, death and nationhood. You need to use the right language or don't do it at all.