I've always wanted to push myself and move with the tide. That's just how I am and it's worked for me.

Music became my focus. At 13, I was jamming with my mates. At 15, I was playing clubs.

I do 100 shows a year, but I do it in fits and starts, as opposed to going on a long run.

Can you lay your life down, so a stranger can live? Can you take what you need, but take less than you give? Could you close every day, without the glory and fame? Could you hold your head high, when no-one knows your name?

If your music is great, you will have fans, not because you have spent time chatting on social media.

I feel quite sad for the young musicians coming up because they may never get to pay their rent properly. It doesn't matter what the genre; nowadays, it's so much harder than it ever was.

I grew up with British rock.