Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting.

I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something.

My career could've been anything, I just wasn't that good at other things. I'd say it was fairly easy starting out as I did in LA, meeting some great friends and musicians and landing a record deal. That's where the hard work began though.

I do think it's probably true to a certain extent that you tend to sing music that fits your voice. If you're Lou Reed, you're unlikely to become a country singer.

Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting.

I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense.

I come from a place where there's a lot of musical families.