Take a good look around and you'll find people trying to mess with your mind.

I've always loved groups like U2 and Coldplay.

I think really what I'm saying is that I thrive on adversity.

Doing my own album provided me the opportunity to say whatever I wanted.

I think I do better when things are a little tougher.

The lonely heart you see tonight will not give up without a fight.

So it was just a case of getting a bunch of songs that I had been writing for years but hadn't recorded together, and the result was My Own Best Enemy.