I Don't Read Reviews Or Interviews Or

I Think That It Depends What You Mean By Successful. If You Mean 'make Money' You Need To Be Part Of The Machine Unless You're One Of Those Superhuman People Who Can Do Everything By Yourself, And Have Workaholic Tendencies And Really Good Advisers And A Good Investor.

I Toured For 13 Years, And It Was Very Lonely, And It Was Hard Work. I'm Not Afraid Of Hard Work, Especially If It's For Stuff That I Enjoy. But I Actually Don't Think You Could Name One Artist Who Enjoys Promo Or Touring After The First Three To Six Months Of An Album Cycle.

I Have Social Anxiety. It's Easier Up On Stage Because There's Security In Being There. When I'm Off Stage I'm Trying Not To Be A Manic Freak. I'm Quite Shy.

I Don't Love Performing, Because It's Nerve-racking And It's Time - Consuming To Rehearse A Whole Set - And My Time Can Often Be Better Served Writing Music And Just Making It And Putting It Out.

I Was Weirdly Obsessed With Music Until I Was 11, And Then I Turned Into A Nerd.