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If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's got to sound like speech. At the same time it's got to be a song.

When I get into the studio, I write from my heart.

It's really not the genre for me, or the venue, it's the writing.

When I hear something new, mostly in rhythms, I often find it interesting to recreate it in a studio in a completely different way.

I just go in the studio and write on the spot and see what comes out.

Writers have to have a knack for listening. I need to be able to hear what is being said to me by the voices I create.

Well, you know it was so different from when you rehearsed. You're out there with your guitar and trying to get a sound, but it doesn't sound anything like what you expect!

The best I can do is, it's like a 'ding!' You're writing, and then something starts falling into place, and you hear or feel a ding. And it just feels - it's going to be okay.

For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I've found it turns out to be a waste of time.

There's a lot of reflection that goes on whenever I write a song - it's been a wild whirlwind last couple of years and there's a lot to talk about, and hopefully that's evident in the music.