I wish people would spend their money on hybrid cars.

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

Writing songs is about trying to connect with people on a deeper spiritual level - but I'm not a fan of contemporary Christian music.

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

I have to sing it every night, I can't get up on stage if it's some bullshit story.

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

With iPhones, nobody has an excuse for writer's block. If you're at Whole Foods getting your green tea extract and you have a melody, you just drop it into your voice memo and save it for later.