There's a standard of songwriting that, when you start immersing yourself in those types of songs, it raises your own bar as a songwriter. There's also simplicity in the songwriting. It's much harder to be simple than it is to be complicated.

I am someone who really does believe very strongly in the Holy Spirit. I feel I'm someone who, since I was a very, very small child, of being engaged in a very strong relationship with the Holy Spirit.

I guess there's a song for absolutely everything that could possibly happen to a person.

Fame is a curse... it was the worst phase of my life, which I thank God I'll never have to go through again.

I grew up in a situation of extreme abuse, but there was no chance to talk about it, so music became the escape if you like.

They're my positive chaos, my children.

What pisses me off is when I've got seven or eight record company fat pig men sitting there telling me what to wear.