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

I write songs about stuff that I can't really get past personally - and then I write a song about it and I feel better.

I don't ever wanna drink again, I just, ooh I just need a friend

The jazz I love is sweet and pure with raw elements, which is exactly what the good hip-hop is doing now.

I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home.

I always said I never wanted to write about love, but then I went and did that anyway.

People think stage school is a little star factory but the truth is kids like me learned about being in a team situation and going out to work earlier than a lot of kids did. I don't know anyone from drama school who's now sitting on their arse doing nothing.