I think the best way to have confidence is not to allow everyone else's insecurities to be your own.

The people who really love and care about you will always surface in time and stay in your life. Always

We all make mistakes. It's human. Just learn from them. Repeating them and being aware of it is the dangerous bit.

The way I look at it, a footballer wouldn't play in flip-flops or dip their feet in acid and then expect to get to David Beckham's level. My voice is my living, so I'll be looking after it.

I always wanted to be an artist; being a songwriter for myself was always a must but being a songwriter for others has been a bonus.

We all have our moments of being fed up ... but give me your hand and I'll hold it. If you are being bullied I am thinking of you. You are not alone and it will get better. Don't let them win. It's okay not to be okay.

And that's the kind of thing people think, you know, that if you sign up to be a singer-songwriter you know how to deal with people setting up hate websites, or people being obsessed with you and crying when you touch them, but you don't, and you just have to deal with.