You're making something that won't be what it is until some unknown date in the future. All aspects of the personal disappear.

I don't like the idea of being surrounded by hidden things; people you can't see in buildings and cars.

Too much emphasis is put on American roots music when people try and place me. You know, I grew up listening to punk.

I feel much more physically connected to my voice, and I like the physicality of the voice, and how the voice can physically occupy a song.

Whenever I see something that looks like it could be good - whether it's on vinyl, CD or cassette - if it's not too expensive, I'll take a chance.

When I was a kid, I always thought that acting was going to be the way to go.

As it turns out, as an adult I can have a very unpleasant, fierce and unforgiving temper at times. But I don't think I had that when I was a kid.