I grew up in a middle class English family just outside London. I wasn't surrounded by that speedy city lifestyle, it was a little mellower.

This is my trademark: I rip my T-shirt. I’m into the whole showing-a-bit-of-chest-hair thing.

I feel like you just need to keep writing until the writing itself just begins to take shape.

I don't come from a famous family and don't have this detachment from everyday people and everyday life. I'm just doing my job and the attention that comes with it is part of the territory.

I bite my nails. I've been chewing on them for years. As long as you don't chew through flesh it's all right.

I can't stand watching myself on TV.

I've always connected with music. Life's not always what you see; it's what going on in your head. Music is what comes out of your subconscious.