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As a person, I'm not that hopeful, but somehow the hopeful part of me reveals itself through my songs.

Music is like an open sky. You know it's out there... and there you are.

I have learned that music helps a lot of people survive, and they want songs that can give them something - I guess you could call it hope.

There's always going to be life experiences that find their way into my songs.

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.

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.

A song is only as strong as its foundation, and when it comes so naturally in any setting, those are the songs that will hopefully outlive you, maybe even outlive the next generation of You.

It's amazing that you can listen to any song and you can always tell when there's some substance beneath it and when there isn't. Even if it's poetically written and technically brilliant, I'd rather hear something that's all over the place but has some soul to it.

My first instinct when I write songs is not a negative one. It's something positive... Everything I've ever done has some form of hope in it, I think.

All I can hope for is songs that feel special and songs that make people feel.