So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.

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My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started...

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started...

So if you're on tour for eight months, a year... or whatever it is you...

So if you're on tour for eight months, a year... or whatever it is you...

This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done...

This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done...

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work...

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work...

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there...

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there...

When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to...

When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to...

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together,...

All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together,...

I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.

I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.

Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.

Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people,...

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people,...

Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.

Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.

I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the...

I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the...

Writing music is just something that I was born to do.

Writing music is just something that I was born to do.

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and...

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and...

You don't have to be rich and famous. You just have to be an ordinary...

You don't have to be rich and famous. You just have to be an ordinary...

I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with...

I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with...

So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to...

So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to...

When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important that...

When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important that...