Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gold Turnin' from the past, at last and all I've left behind.

I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down

It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time.

When I pick up the guitar, it's a melody, and that's what drives the lyrics. It's bits and pieces of truth, but it is storytelling.

I am very self-critical, but that's a good thing because it keeps me growing as a human being and as a musician.

The thing I love about music is that you can take things that are painful, deep things that hurt you, and you can turn them into something beautiful.

There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty.