Don't let your eyes refuse to seeDon't let your ears refuse to hear.

I need space between me and the audience - and the more space the better..

Social situations, for me - it's very natural for me to be an observer. That's where I'm most comfortable. I observe things..

It bugs me that people think my songs are personal because it means I have to explain myself all the time..

I can't get excited by my own music. It's impossible..

When I think of folk music, I think of topical songs. And I don't write topical songs..

You can make bad choices and find yourself in a downward spiral or you can find something that gets you out of it..

I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down.

I want to be in control of my own destiny..

There's a real sense of desperation when you grow up in poverty..

I feel calm when I'm on my own..

There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man who never knew his life was his for making..

I don't really think of myself as a folk singer..