What hurts people a lot is taking humiliation.

I looked at what adults were doing and how they wanted to earn money, and I really didn't want to do that. I wanted to go away.

I get slightly irritated by people who say they're natural rebels because it just means that they're going to be against whatever anybody does, which is almost like saying you might as well leave it as it is. I'm naturally quite conformist, really. If I go to a country and they say, "You've got to drive on the right," I'm not going to drive on the left to show that I'm different. I'm able to stick to the law. I'm not a soldier for anything, either. I'm only a singer and I don't think it makes a difference what we sing.

I find writing songs hard, because it does not come naturally to me. I never set out to be a songwriter or a singer.

I play music a lot but on my own mostly, so it was nice to be around other people. There was a certain sense a relief in the physical act of just playing and being with other musicians.

What I like about popular culture is its accessibility, and I've covered popular songs because they are amazing things.

I do think there are deep structural things that are wrong in the world.