I am a dreamer but when I wake, you can't break my spirit, it's my dreams you take

To get up on stage with a band is fantastic. To play songs to an audience is mindblowing.

The showbiz world has to be manipulated to make it more interesting because most people's lives are boring.

And the one job my father knew of, that he'd had experience of himself, was the Army, so he could help me in that direction.

To come home and share life experiences with friends is the key to what makes me feel really alive.

It's taken a long time but eventually when I had the songs in place and demos right and I found myself a manager, that's when everything started happening quickly but I think that's always the way it is.

I try to tell one lie in every interview. It keeps people I know amused when they read the article.