Texting Is Apocalyptic On Some Level. It's

I Love Being Manipulated By What I See. I Love Weepies And Romantic Comedies Where You're Reaching For The Kleenex At The Right Moment.

You're Collaborating With People You Don't Even Know, When You're Making A Film. You're Collaborating With People You've Never Seen. So, The Collaborative Process Is Very, Very Different Than When You're Collaborating On A Record With The Musicians You've Worked With All Your Life.

The Idea Of Songwriting Is A Transformative Thing, And What I Do With Songwriting Is Take Situations That Are Quite Ordinary And Transform Them In Some Way. Apart From Things Like The Murder Ballads, The Songs I Write, At Their Core, Are Quite Ordinary Human Concerns, But The Process Of Writing About Them Transforms Them Into Something Else.

My Records Are Basically A Litany Of Complaints Against The World, And I'm Quite Like That In Real Life As Well.

Look, When I Look Back, From 20 Onwards, I Was Actually Having A Pretty Good Time, I Have To Say.