I love the energy in the U.S., you know. Everyone is really psyched. You feel really privileged to be there.

I'm getting all domesticated. I feel like Susie the homemaker.

I'd say the key thing is to remain true to what originally got you into music. When I wrote 'Hallelujah,' it ignited me to do music because of the love and joy that I got from writing that song. Down the road, you get all of these opinions from people; just remember what got you started in the first place.

You can't go round looking like a rag.

I think I was probably a cowboy in a past life.

Writing music is such a freeing exercise, and it's really nice to play in that world of being confident, vengeful - getting back at all the bad boyfriends.