I come from a place where there's a lot of musical families..

Country music was the music I was brought up on. It's the music that's closest to my heart and the music that speaks to me the most, and it's always ….

I don't try to stop myself from becoming too personal. I just put it all out there. If anything, I try to remind myself to be as honest as possible a….

There's this bubblegum pop thing which is prevalent now that we haven't had before. People's ears are slightly de-tuned; they've been exposed to this….

For a long time I was trying to be poppier and younger. I didn't want to be on public radio or do any of that stuff for older people. Then I realized….

I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense..

My career could've been anything, I just wasn't that good at other things. I'd say it was fairly easy starting out as I did in LA, meeting some great….

I'm never worried about being upstaged. I love to have the best, most individual people come in and see if we hit on something..

The songs are definitely all about me. I am my favourite subject..

I used to listen to my dad a lot as a way of trying to be close to him, as well, because my parents were divorced and I didnt spend that much time wi….

I went to a boarding school when I was 13, and it was a very arty school, so there was an opportunity for a lot more. I joined a band and so on. We w….

Everyone's different, but it was fun for me to work with Garth Hudson. He's from 'The Band.' They are a massive influence, that was a big thrill. He'….

I do think it's probably true to a certain extent that you tend to sing music that fits your voice. If you're Lou Reed, you're unlikely to become a c….

I remember writing 'The One I Can't Have' at the kitchen table. I was looking at a picture of Truman Capote with Marilyn Monroe and that's where I st….

The state of radio is not great. It's like playing the lottery. The chances of hitting are mind boggling slim..

Any kind of creativity is not settling down into a happy little space. I don't try to be mellow or anything. I think I have quite... my voice is what….

Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting..

It's what is strange about doing a job that is also the thing you love, the thing you feel passionate about. People get to the point where they're bu….

I'm a hybrid-genre person, which a lot of people find confusing. I grew up listening to American country music and rock n' roll made between 1955 and….

Even for the people in the business who are real music lovers it's really about putting things in the right boxes, and my style doesn't fit into a bo….

I think I'm too cynical for L.A. My sense of humor doesn't go down well here, which probably affects my love life. I need to have a laugh track follo….