I guess I'm the sort who, if I find something comfortable, tends to push against it.

I live inside my own brain, most of the time. So where I am physically doesn't really bother me - if the physical place sparks something in my imagination, then it's a good place.

I just write about myself all the time, which is a funny one, because I don't really like sharing much stuff with other people, apart from music.

I find it funny how at British festivals there are such inflated egos. It's rare that I even talk to anyone at a lot of them.

It's nice to be the centre of attention among many women.

I meet a lot of people who are awkward around me now. I was always embarrassed about that; the more attention I got, the less I wanted it and the more it would manifest in a physical way and I would be hunched over about it. I'm just starting to realise now that it's not my problem, it's somebody else's problem.

The music you play, it's never intended for other people, so it's quite amazing dealing with stuff now, because obviously any tracks I write, a lot of folks are going to hear. It definitely plays on my mind quite a lot.

I get really angsty if I've got songs building up and I haven't gotten them recorded.

You have to write songs for yourself and not worry about what other people are going to say or think about it. But ultimately it does go out to a lot of people and it will make its way into their lives, and that's really special.

When you first sit down to write songs, you have to be selfish.

To have a sort of career in music still kind of freaks me out every now and then.

I've been to some kind of weird places in America. I've been to Idaho.

I love playing music - and live especially - and I love being on the road. It gets in your blood.

So many people have told me that it's quite different playing out in the States, and obviously, as a musician, touring in the States is kind of the Holy Grail.

We are taught these days that being famous is more important than actually doing something.

I don't want to ruin my life with paparazzi and all of that.

People have to learn... what do you really want from a live show? Do you want people to stand there and entertain you or to challenge themselves and you? It's live music, it's alive.

With music you spend so much time standing on stage in front of an audience you get a false sense of your own importance. It's worth keeping that in check.

I enjoy the sea more than I enjoy surfing.

It's so bizarre, being in the rolling water, but I like how insignificant it makes me feel, that's a good head space to be in.

As a musician you're always your own worst critic and you're always digging into your songs and evaluating your own self-worth of things.

Songs became little time periods of my life, little tales from certain periods, and you build these kingdoms and memories... they're all little personal relationships and places that I've stored in my head.

I don't really like encouraging people to go on the Internet too much, we're constantly distracted with the Internet and computers.

Mumford & Sons have really opened up everyone's ears to music with instruments again, acoustic-based music... it's reassuring for people like me who have been brought up on acoustic guitar.