As An Artist, You're Pretty Sheltered Backstage.

I Have Always Been Fascinated By Dark And Mysterious Stuff. I Guess I Have A Pretty Dark And Gloomy Side. Writing Songs Saves Me From Going Completely Gonzo.

It's A Very Selfish Time. When I'm Here At Home, My Responsibilities Are Far Greater. I'm Forced To Be Way More Selfless. My Priorities Are So Far Down The List That It's Hard To See Them. And Yet, When I'm On Tour, I Basically Have To Get The Show Right, Every Night, But The Days Are Really Constructed Around Selfish Activities For Self-improvement, Or Not. That's Where I Feel Guilty Because I Know That Life Is Going On Full-speed When I'm Not Around.

When I Was Lucky Enough To Be Successful, I Distanced Myself Completely From The Whole Thing Of Units And Selling Copies. I Just Wanted To Keep Everyone Who Comes To See Me Happy. I Spend So Much Time After My Shows Talking To People Who Come From All Over The World To See Me. I'll Go Out And Sign A Picture And Have A Chat.

Playing Live, You Can't Survive, Certainly Not In England. We Used To Work Daytime Jobs And Play Gigs At Night. It Was Very Exhausting.

Wherever You Look There Are Inspirations, Books, Literature, Paintings, Landscapes, Everything. Just Living Is An Inspiration.