I want to collaborate with Amy [Winehouse] because she's really hot and cool right now. I know one song Rehab was very popular particularly because a lot of young people are in rehab as well. In fact I'm thinking about going. It looks like loads of fun and I know my career will benefit from it.

Where I fit in is confusing to me.

The bands that wrote the big, heroic rock songs - I really wanted to make a record like that.

Love is the most important thing in life. If you don't have (a relationship), you're always looking for one.

I'm still the king of me.

A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate...Everything that happens to you influences your writing...The writing process for me is pretty much always the same-it's a solitary experience...I have yet to write that one song that defines my career...Beck said he didn't believe in the theory of a song coming through you as if you were an open vessel. I agree with him to a certain extent.

If you want to turn on your boyfriend, get naked and strap on an accordion.