And as a writer, your self-worth is literally based on the last thing you wrote.

I had a real stage school voice and I could do loud things, but it's not about being loud, it's about sensitivity and subtlety in music. You can do so much more with a quiet voice than with a belter.

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.

The dark covers me and I cannot run now.

I'm not frightened of appearing vulnerable.

I know definitive points in my life and in relationships because of my songs. I write my music so that I'll never be bored of it.

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