I do 100 shows a year, but I do it in fits and starts, as opposed to going on a long run.
I've never been enamoured by the idea of being a celebrity.
One day I'll wake up and I'll have 10 or 12 songs and think, 'Oh that sounds like it could be a record.'
I think all my videos suck.
My father's a character.
I don't like long tours. I find it much easier to go out for a short spurt every month.
I grew up with British rock.
Music became my focus. At 13, I was jamming with my mates. At 15, I was playing clubs.
I need to be able to rock out.
I'm not afraid of being thought of as someone who is associated with film music. Why not? If it's a good song, what does it matter?
I remember being in Hollywood at the age of 16 and marveling at the stars. The idea of being part of it never entered my mind. It was too far-fetched.
A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime.
Focus on your music and not technology.
I never had a long-term plan.
I'm a complete and utter busker.
I like the idea of helping people help people.
I watch everybody every night, from sitting down to being on their feet at the end, and I feel a sense of reinvention, of caring, presenting these songs in their purest form.
I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly. It doesn't matter what the genre; nowadays, it's so much harder than it ever was.
To be a celebrity, I couldn't think of anything more cringe-worthy.
I pack every minute I can with something to do.
Music is just such... it's not therapy, but it's a release, it's a joy, it's a pleasure. And it's a job - which is weird, because I don't think of it as a job.
There's a saying, 'It's easy to write songs, but very difficult to write great songs.' I'm going through that right now.
I only write music for myself, I don't try and appeal to anyone else.
I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it.
I moonlight as a singer.
I've always wanted to push myself and move with the tide. That's just how I am and it's worked for me.
I like to be able to present myself in two or three different ways because I've never really wanted to rest on my laurels and be something that people expected.
If your music is great, you will have fans, not because you have spent time chatting on social media.
There's not an instruction manual on how to deal with success, so you just have to rely on having great friends and a good team.
Trying to manage diabetes is hard because if you don't, there are consequences you'll have to deal with later in life.
