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.'

The song is about love, life, fear and hope... and more than anything, you... and me...

I never really set out to do anything in the charts with music. It came as a total surprise that I did, and it's fun.

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.

As a singer-songwriter who gets up on stage and sings about those things that make me vulnerable is an amazing experience. You get up on stage and effectively take your clothes off in front of thousands of people.

My life is brillant, My love is pure.

On the song 'Dangerous,' it feels like a teenager picking up a new instrument and writing something with all of that naive excitement.