"I love the sad songs with their maudlin, self-deprecating, almost funny lyrics. As an Englishman, they make a lot of sense."
"Most artists never get a chance to be Picasso, but that doesn't mean you would stop painting."
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"I was obsessed with country music when I was a kid, and it's definitely had a huge influence on the way I write songs. I was always attracted to songs that had a brilliant pun or a clever turn of phrase, but came from a dark, bitter place. As a writer, I've always gravitated towards that feeling."
"The state of radio is not great. It's like playing the lottery. The chances of hitting are mind boggling slim."
"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 friends and musicians and landing a record deal. That's where the hard work began though."
"I come from a place where there's a lot of musical families."
"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."