I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.

Optimism is my best defense.

I'm not a natural songwriter.

I woke up in a barnyard when I heard a farmer shout. Get away, boy, from my daughter, then a shot gun rang out.

I've always been able to get inside a song really easily, and if it's my song, I can make it seem honest.

I love change, I need it.

I'll sing over some chords, searching, what does [the music] conjure up, where's the melody taking you? I deliberate over the lyrics, I really do. I'll come up with one line in a day, and then it might be a couple of days before I come up with the rhyming line. It's never been easy for me.