My mom is a sculptress.

I've always felt profoundly about what's going on in the world on a daily basis. What I hadn't felt was that I was at a point in my writing career where I could write about these things in songs and do it well.

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'm finding my way, and I make mistakes.

I am someone that follows the news and reads newspapers yet what do you believe and what don't you.

Obviously, the emotions I want to convey through music are streamed through the way I interpret life.

People have a tendency to see country life through rose-colored glasses.