So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love...

It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love...

Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is...

Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is...

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...

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,...

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...

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.

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...

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've always written in a free, unencumbered way.

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

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 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...

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.