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.

There's no point in saying anything but the truth.

I'm not a natural born performer.

I don't understand, Why do I stress the man, When there's so many bigger things at hand?

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

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 would say that jazz is my own language.