Instead of writing songs for girls, I tend to write albums, which I guess is a bit weird.

What I can say is I think [Miley Cyrus] a fantastic artist. She's got a fantastic voice. I made a comment in the past that I really regret making because I never like being mean.

I saw Damien Rice in Dublin when I was 13, and that inspired me to want to pursue being a songwriter... I practised relentlessly and started recording my own EPs. At 16 I moved to London and played any gigs I could, selling CDs from my rucksack to fund recording the next, and it snowballed from there.

The whole 'studly womaniser' thing, I mean, I quite enjoy the title - it's just not very accurate.

Everyone knows almost everything about me. I make it very clear that I'm cool with people knowing all my personal life through my songs.

I've never really been a confident person, except from a musical standpoint. I had to push myself early on, but it got easier with each gig.

There were a couple of things I needed to do while I was in New York. One was to have a pizza pie, one was to get a tattoo... and the other was to get a Yankees hat.