Confidence came from people. I think I'm very confident in me, as a human being.

You can't judge people by their cover.

I was lucky to have read a lot of poetry when I was younger; it helped me to remember a way to write.

Some people will never be able to get their real self, but that's fine, because their fake self is also part of them.

I felt like I was homeless anyway, so the change in environment wasn't that much of a big deal. I felt pretty much the same. After six months of living on the streets [in Camden], I started singing, busking.

I was very rebellious, but my family was strict Christians - they would ask us, "What's the shortest verse in the Bible?" and I was the one who always said "John 11:35" straightaway. It stayed with me, the Bible has stayed with me.

That's how I always try to start my thoughts. I write them down first, eventually it turns into a poem, and if I feel like composing something to it, then I do that.