I hate hateful people.

So many of the bands that influenced me growing up were English, even if I didn't realise it. English pop ruled the world in the '80s!

I cry all the time. Music makes me cry.

But I still feel like a normal person... I've walked the streets and I know what it feels like. I speak with humility, and apparently those songs connect with people.

I'm an artist, and I like the risk - I'm not in it for the sure things.

Like most artists, I live out of a suitcase.

Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.