'Onward' was a song I wrote in Montreux, in Switzerland, when we were there camping out for the whole winter. In the summer, Montreux is a really, really big summertime-touristy, full-of-life kind of place. In the winter, it closes down.

The thing I really believe deep down is that everybody has a gift for something. Our job as adults is to make sure all children have the opportunity to find their gift.

For people who write songs, it's a gift you're given. You become good at the craft, but you're given the gift.

India appeals to everybody. For me personally, I always felt like we would come here when we wanted to embrace all colours. I don't mean racially, but literally; just all the colours of the world.

I'm happy in L.A., but I will live wherever my kids are, and I don't really mind where it is.

I know I am in a band that is famous, and my private life is famous. I get it, and it's fine. Even when I grew up in a village, people wanted to know who was going to the dance with whom, and I understand, but I think if I engage with it too much, it won't be that healthy.

I genuinely love Oasis, and I also genuinely love Beyonce. My body gets the same pleasure. If you like different types of music, it's OK to say it.

I may not be as lyrically adept as Jay-Z and Morrissey, but at least I can sing what I feel.

To be totally honest with you, I'm so happy to be alive every day.

Just because a romantic relationship ends doesn't mean that the other facets of your relationship have to end... or, indeed, doesn't mean they can't get better.

I'm saying One Direction are brilliant! And I'm not kidding. Because their songs are really good.

I think everyone in their life goes through challenges, whether it's love or money, kids or illness... You have to really not run away from that stuff.

There's a part of me that wishes no one knew anything about me, but it's just not realistic.

If I hear a song that I like, my first instinct is to find out about who made it.

People say it's a bit repetitive to say, 'Oh oh oh oh oh oh,' but you can't translate the melody into words.

Once a week, I don't eat for 24 or 30 hours. Your brain becomes very lucid about ideas. It also made me so grateful for food and for life, basically, and that's why a lot more joy is coming through our music, I think.

Somebody rang me up the other day and said 'Yellow' was on a karaoke machine. That made me genuinely excited. It's got a nice beat.

Music is split up now into little pockets.

I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever.

Maybe it's because I'm English, but in terms of how people perceive us I only pick up on the negative side of it.

Some people misconstrue our band just to be a commercial venture.

Anything that we think is incredible and beautiful and wonderful, we ascribe to something that we don't know what it is.

I think that the fact that a relationship becomes public is a bit of a bummer. Because it can distract from the real reason why you're together, which is that you just like each other.

You know, it's possible for two humans to be in a relationship without there needing to be some public reason for that relationship.