My parents are still together. I have two sisters. I travel the world and they are the people I speak to.

Ladies love a soppy lyric. There's a real winner in 'Carry You Home'.

I have friends who were friends of mine before I did music and they are my friends now, and we share life experiences. It's no fun unless you're sharing with people, looking out for them as they are looking out for you.

Every person I've met has influenced my songs.

I try to read everything that I can about myself because Saddam Hussein didn't read his reviews and he thought he was winning!

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

Sometimes, reading my own media, the negativity can upset me, but I just deal with things on a positive basis. I mean, I have up to 20,000 people singing my words back to me on a nightly basis - they share my hopes and fears, and they relate to my own life experiences. Life can be pretty isolating, but that connection is always amazing.