I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.

'Love Story' I wrote on my bedroom floor in about 20 minutes.

I feel the emotion that life conjures up and the songs I write get me closer to my feelings and realising who I am. It's a natural process.

Never never never compare yourself to the beautiful girls. There's always someone gorgeous who will make you feel like you're not. It's a total confidence buster!

I took a chance, I took a shot And you may think I’m bullet-proof, but I’m not. You took a swing, I took it hard. And down here from the ground I see who you are

There are so many emotions that you're feeling, you can get stifled by them if you're feeling them all at once. What I try to do is take one moment - one simple, simple feeling - and expand it into three-and-a-half minutes.

Being FEARLESS isn't being 100% Not FEARFUL, it's being terrified but you jump anyway.