I was never a good student. I had to be dragged into kindergarten. It was hard to sit and listen to somebody talk. I wanted to be out, educated by experience and adventure, and I didn't know how to express that.

Let's get something straight - I don't see myself as beautiful.

I am passionate. I am political about my country, about what it is, how strong it is, how strong it remains.

I think there was something that made us not pay attention to climate change. Something that was up there. There was a saying when we were trying to pay attention to the environment that people used this phrase NIMBY - not in my back yard. People were saying, ‘I don’t care, it is not in my back yard.’ But now it’s in everyone’s back yard.

I remember my dad came from Ireland and Scotland, and so he carried with him the fear of poverty. So when I wanted to break loose, it kind of made him very nervous.

Any time I saw people treated unfairly because of race, creed, whatever - it struck a nerve.

As an artist I just can't think of a better life than the one I've been blessed with. It's just a great ride.