Life is so much more rewarding if you strive for something, rather than take what's given to you on a plate.

A song marks an occasion in my life and that's how I live my life, by songs.

All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.

Some people reckoned that I looked healthier when I was bigger but I had terrible skin and no energy.

I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular.

I've always written poetry but I didn't realise it was a therapy for me until I was maybe 15. That's when my singing started to come together as well because I was listening to so much jazz. What I love I will always embrace.

I'm lucky because I do get to fly first-class now.