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

I'm pretty sure Adele and James Blunt were dumped by the same man.

If the Army helped towards my tuition fees I would then give them four years of my life.

I always wanted to be a Muppet. So when 'Sesame Street' approached me to guest star, I thought: 'I'm going to be on this!' It's pretty incredible stuff.

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.

Every person I've met has influenced my songs.

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