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

My justification is that most people my age spend a lot of time thinking about what they're going to do for the next five or ten years. The time they spend thinking about their life, I just spend drinking.

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

The more people see of me, the more they'll realize that all I'm good for is making tunes.

Here in England, everyone's a pop star, innit, whereas in America they believe in the term artist.

I told Missy [Elliot] I couldn't believe how much she has done as a woman in a male-led arena and that she's an inspiration to me. When I got into the lift back to my room to get changed and go home, I broke down in tears.

I only write about stuff that’s happened to me.. stuff I can’t get past personally. Luckily, I'm quite self-destructive.