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My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare.

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 lot of times, I don't feel responsible for the songs myself. But that's my job or my place in life: to keep my search and catch the ideas before they pass me by.

My songs are the reflection of how I think and how I feel in that moment. But I'm conscious of the fact that artists have a responsibility before the masses and they have to take care with their words.

I am a songwriter. I do get to put my personal experiences in song.

I don't actually like explaining the meanings of my songs, because I think people can take away more from it if they use their imagination.

People used to say nobody can sing my songs but me - they're too personal.

When I write songs for myself it's really personal and I just can't have someone else singing it.

I'm not like other writers. I'm not hung up on using my own songs. In fact, my sister Bunny always tells me I sing other people's songs better than my own. She says I loosen up and give the songs a different feel.