I have a theory that you can decide to make whatever day it is a good day.

I think the best songs are being written by the very under-stated, under-appreciated indie artists. The thing that separates them from mainstream success is they either consciously or unknowingly refuse to deliver on a big chorus.

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

I knew I could make money from songwriting, so how much and when was not really the question.

I find the songs that have the most human components in production are the ones that will stand the test of time.

I grew up listening to English music.

I'm terribly forgetful. I've lost laptops, cell-phones.