Be original; don't be scared of being bold!

I think encouraging young people to twerk might be a bad thing. It's a stripper's move. If I had a daughter of nine, I wouldn't want her twerking.

I'm quite arty. I didn't know whether to become an artist or musician but I realised I could paint with music. All my songs have colours.

I think I've been around for a while. But I still have to pay my dues.

The more you write tunes, the better they will become. The more you do gigs, the better you will become.

Never be friends with your exes if you weren't friends with them before.

My uncle always said, ‘Hurry slowly.’ I guess, it means, have the intensity of love but don’t rush into it. Have the full feeling but take it slow. Ease into it.