"When you're drowning, you don't say, 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream."

"I'm not a fantasy. I'm a human being."

"My father and mother split and I never saw my father until I was 20, nor did I see much more of my mother."

"I've got a right to be moody."

"I don't pretend to be a guru. I'm just a guy who writes songs."