When you go on tour and see everyone, you're like, "Oh my god. This is actually real life." That inspires me to write more songs.

I live in a neighborhood that's very family-oriented, so I feel like everyone else is sleeping and I'm sitting up, making music. It's just me. It's a nice time to be creative.

I don't think I'm delusional, but I'm definitely a dreamer; I definitely want to see the best in things and I believe in what I do.

Traveling really inspires me, seeing other cities and going on tour. If you've got fans online, it's hard to remember those people are real people.

I would literally never think about melody. I never thought people listened to melody because I listen to words.

I really struggle to get up in the morning, but I also get my best ideas really late at night, when I'm trying to sleep.

When I used to write songs, especially on my own, it was just me and a guitar.

Moving to London was a culture shock, but in a really good way. I'm more aware now, and I'm less trusting of people in the music industry.

Nothing makes me happier than writing a song that I think is good or that I want to play. Writing songs helps me.

Sometimes when I'm writing a song I'll get carried away with production when I'm only on the first verse, and that sacrifices the songwriting.

Fear takes you low, faith takes you high, but love takes you everywhere.

Why dare to settle for less when there is absolutely nothing less about you?

Peace hath higher tests of manhood Than battle ever knew.

There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar.

Uma Thurman is one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. She has those wicked eyes - it looks like there is such a brain behind those eyes.

I love her passionately with a morbid intensity; madly as one can only love a woman who never responds to our love with anything but an eternally uniform, eternally calm, stony smile.

Normally, racing drivers come from a long line of previous successful sports people.

I think Madonna is a wonderful performer.

I hang out with my guru in my heart. And I love everything in the universe. That's all I do all day.

The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.