Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it.
From Joan Armatrading
In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and it's just the same.
Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.
I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.
I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with the degree, I had to learn to do everything in a very specific, disciplined way. I am very disciplined, but this demanded a totally different kind of discipline. A real challenge.
I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people, including other musicians.
I found my sound early on. Look at U2: they haven't changed their music for 20 years. Anyway, many people come unstuck when they try to change what they do and what they are known for.
One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion.
Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.
Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.
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