I'm not interested in corporate magic or fame.

There is maybe a cynicism because of my past as a writer.

I can go write an absolutely saccharine pop record with a really catchy lyric for another artist that could become a hit without meaning anything to me, but that's more the science laboratory, that's the other thing.

When you're around enormously successful people you realise their success isn't an accident - it's about work.

Any time you have a song that is directly connected to a very specific musical trend of the moment, you have immediately cut it off at the knees, doesn't matter if it goes to number one in the world, if you're too attached to a production style.

I'm actually introverted and shy.

I'm not interested in corporate magic or fame.