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You know, a song is like a kid. You bring it up. And sometimes something you thought was going to be fantastic, by the time it's finished, is a bit of a disappointment.

Every time I write a song I feel really lucky and kind of surprised. Not surprised that I wrote it, but just surprised that things exist that you don't know about.

The funny thing is, people's perceptions of what a song is about is usually wrong a majority of the time. But they're still going to read what they want to into it.

Sometimes when I write songs, I don't know what they're about, and it just suddenly comes to me.

It's hard to believe the life that 'Someone Like You' has taken on. It's proof that people hunger for great songs - and they are open to different interpretations of songs they love.

I'm always imagining some sort of story behind the song, even the ones I haven't written. I'm actively engaging in playacting.

I will say that a lot of songs that I've written are from my own personal experiences which are special to me.

I sometimes don't know what songs are about for several years after I've written them.

For me, how I feel about what I wrote down turns into a song.

I am never excited to play through a song all the way, because it can reveal more flaws that mean more work. For some reason, I always have an irrational fear that the song will never be finished.