I would say, you can never do enough gigs and you can never do enough songs. Make sure that every opportunity you can, play a show and every opportunity you can, write a song.

And I know these scars will bleed, but both of our hearts believe all of these stars will guide us home

Country music is some of the best-written music in the world, so yeah, one day, I would keep my mind open to doing a country record.

People fall in love in mysterious ways. Maybe it's all part of a plan.

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.

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.

I would say, you can never do enough gigs and you can never do enough songs. Make sure that every opportunity you can, play a show and every opportunity you can, write a song.