“Songs became little time periods of my life, little tales from certain...” — Ben Howard Quote

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.

As a singer-songwriter I definitely think I push the mould a lot.

I went around driving myself to gigs everywhere, and eventually, people just kept coming back.

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.

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

'Three Kingdoms' gives you a panoply of different routes; everyone can find their own path. It shows that sometimes the route to fulfilment or success is not the obvious one. You must take twists and turns to achieve a goal.

Playing the greatest warrior in the seven kingdoms, that's absolutely no pressure.

And who is any of us, that without starvation he can go through the kingdoms of starvation?

I love my sons, I love my husband, and I love my country. But in kingdoms of men, there are few - if any - choices for women. Or the choices are such that there is no greater pain than having to choose.