I could hum Beatles songs before I could talk - not very well, but sort of.

Like, when I write a song, the song comes first before production. Everything is written on an acoustic guitar so you can strip away everything from it and have it be equally as entertaining and good without the bells and whistles.

One of my first favorite records was the debut Garbage album, which I heard when I was very young. Shirley Manson is a great female vocalist and performer and I admire her for that.

I get like a melody that comes up and I try to write it down or record it. Hum it into a tape recorder or write it down on some manuscript paper. It could happen at any time, on the road or off the road, but mostly, you know, at home.

I do remember actually learning chords to Beatles songs. I thought they were great songwriters.

I have my favourite black knife with me all the time. It's a switchblade. It relaxes me to flick it.