You know, two people can say exactly the same words, saying the same story, and it would mean something entirely different.

When I write - I always write on my own - I demo those songs on a four-track.

Shame is the shadow of love.

People like Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, Captain Beefheart - all of these artists were what I grew up listening to every day of my life. And there's a very healthy music scene in the west country of England, where I grew up.

I also like a lot of silence, and when you're touring, it's constantly noise, all the time, you're surrounded with 15 or 20 people the entire time. I find that tough.

I think blues music is music of the soul. Of course, there are other forms. You could call some classical music blues music in that way.

I see men come and go, but there'll be one who'll collect my soul.