The song is celebrating someone's life. When someone passes, you should focus on all the good that that person has done, and try not to really think ….

You play the one song that people want to hear the most every night, and for every audience that's a special thing. And usually that translates back ….

I've never really been nervous about any concerts. I enjoy it so much. All that matters is getting the songs played well, trying to get them to sound….

I'm really terrible at math, so I won't even attempt to do ratios and percentages, but all I know is that there's a lot of new songs that no-one has ….

So you scream from behind your door, say what's mine is mine, and not yours I may have too much, but I'll take my chances Cause God's stopped keepi….

Well, everybody's a drummer, I'll tell you that right now. Everybody knows what's right rhythmically for a song, so there were always suggestions fly….

That's a song about reaching deep inside yourself where you can completely be who you are..

Once upon a time, when men and women hurtled through the air on metal wings, when they wore webbed feet and walked on the bottom of the sea, learning….

At Pinetop I just studied music, and there was no pressure to look any certain way, and so being able to sing and play guitar was enough. But when I ….

When I do older folk songs, I'm not doing them because they're old. I have no interest in reviving or continuing a tradition. I'm just doing them bec….

I'm not sure I'm going to be that type of artist but I do love cultural icons. Like Solange has been really great at that. Releasing her album end of….

It doesn't take me long to write songs..

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world..

Sometimes I write from personal experience, but so much depends on what mood I'm in. If I'm in a good mood, I'll write happier songs..

There's a feeling that you get when you write songs where... it feels like it's destined to do something. Then sometimes you get that feeling with a ….

For myself music definitely informs my emotions. And I can literally play a song that will get me where I need to be emotionally. I don't have to thi….

When you're traveling on a body of songs that you have played for many, many years, for most nights of your life - I'm sure you've experienced this y….

I met PJ Harvey when I was in England, and the first thing I want to do when I meet a songwriter I admire is to ask them how do they receive songs..

A professional entertainer who allows himself to become known as a singer of folk songs is bound to have trouble with his conscience provided, of cou….

If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms..

If I had my choice, I'd pick a song that tells a story every time. There is a great deal of pleasure in doing the vocal on a number that you can put ….