“I think when you’re writing songs, it’s impossible to not draw on personal experiences, whether it be traveling or girls, or anything.”

I’m quite old-fashioned. I like going out to dinner. You have the chance to talk to somebody and get to know them better.

A lot of the time, the way it’s portrayed is that I only see women in a sexual way. But I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.

A dream is only a dream until you decide to make it real.

The first time I had sex, I was scared I got the girl pregnant.

Eating toast in the shower is the ultimate multitask.

Trick or treat people with kindness.

Age is just a number; maturity is a choice.

One. Two. Tree.

If you’re not ready for a child, then don’t risk it.

If I wasn’t in the band I reckon I’d be a virgin.

Never make eye contact with anyone while eating a banana.

I feel like I’ve woken up with suddenly more facial hair and a deeper voice.

I’ve been struggling to put into words how grateful I am for everything that’s happened over the last ten years.

I respect women a lot.

Money is funny.

A real girl isn’t perfect and a perfect girl isn’t real.

Music can always be a life-changing experience, for musicians and fans, or at least life-affecting, but it depends on to what degree.

On the one hand, we’ll never experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars.

Age is nothing but experience, and some of us are more experienced than others

Unfortunately, in Hollywood, there are those directors that have some contempt for actors. We’ve all experienced that, in one way or another.

At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.

The head learns new things, but the heart forever practices old experiences.

The desire to play has always been in me. I remember my first experience at about four or five of really dying to sing and dying to play that came from no one telling me to do so.

Some of my best experiences are with writer/directors. Guy Ritchie is one. I feel they have a clearer view of what they want to do. They haven’t got to try and interpret someone’s writing; it’s all theirs. I really admire that.