I'm conscious enough that how I'm singing is not my own accent.

It's when you are trying to make something that is "authentic" as opposed to real - people who appreciate music for the wrong reasons tend to compartmentalize stuff.

If you are approaching the music with more reverence than the original guys invested into it, you are effectively doing it a disservice.

I am quite a slow writer. I can only work under pressure; I wait until the last minute.

For me, hearing the term 'apply yourself' was like a crucifix to Bella Lugosi's Dracula. 'Ahhh, it burns!'

I'm conscious enough that how I'm singing is not my own accent.

I get influenced by stuff that isn't even music.