Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one.

What I do isn't black music, it's just my music.

As a singer, I float around. I'm kind of scatty, bouncing around a lot. I try to adapt to what's going on around me in the song and the arrangement.

Yes, I travel in unusual circles. George Osborne and his wife Frances are my cousins.

To me, there's two kinds of music these days. There's ephemeral music, and there's music that has lasting power and depth.

Smokey Robinson is one of my heroes as a singer and songwriter, a major influence on my own music from the very start.

Americans think that if you're popular, there must be something wrong with you.