I write, "Give me reason but don't give me choice, because I'll make the same mistake again." I think that's what most men want to be told.

It may be over but it won't stop there, I am here for you if you'd only care

Absolutely, it's a really weird stage because at the minute, I can walk down the street and be unrecognised, lead a normal life, but my label and everybody is warning me that will be changing and I'm in for a rollercoaster ride.

Being British, I don't really have a way of expressing myself in conversation. Music transcends language.

War is devastating, and it leaves its scars for generations.

In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to have direct communication. You can say, 'I can't describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you.'

I used to have an eBay addiction. I was really good at selling stuff. My sister needed to get to a funeral in Ireland - the airlines were on strike - so I listed her on eBay: damsel in distress. Guys were outbidding guys to be the hero and help her. A guy who owned a helicopter won.