I think the true test of a pop song, for me, and I've talked to a lot of other writers about this, is you take your demo, you pop it in your car and you drive down Sunset Blvd. to Santa Monica, and that's the Hollywood car test.

Everything that kills me , makes me feel alive

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

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

I would rather put out two year-defining songs a year than flood the market with eight or nine songs.

I'm actually introverted and shy.

The Beatles are the most credible band in the history of music.