Anything That I Write Comes From The

When People Meet Me I Think They're Surprised To Find Out I'm Not Always Angst-ridden.

God Knows Why - No Pun Intended - But Every Time I Write A Song, I Feel A Need To Touch On Religion.

England Never Felt Claustrophobic For Me At All. I Think It Would Feel More Difficult For Me If I Lived In Mainland Europe. America I Think Is Really Easy Because Los Angeles Has Film Stars Everywhere And Musicians And Santa Barbara A Lot Of People Have Homes There Even If They Don't Live There. You Are Kind Of Inconsequential, No One Cares.

I Sit Down And Create Atmospheres, Start Playing Guitar Or Piano And Just Sing Whatever Comes Out Of My Mouth.

When I Write A Song, I Always Start On Acoustic Guitar, Because That's A Good Test Of A Song, When It's Really Open And Bare. You Can Often Mislead Yourself If You Start With Computers And Samples And Programming Because You Can Disguise A Bad Song.