I never went through a period where I didn't want to play music. I've always loved it and it's always been a huge part of my life.

Music, to me, if it's good, it's good. That's all that matters.

I listen to all those kinds of music, from classic soul to hip-hop to Brazilian music to, you know, jazz to indie to alternative... And for me, when I'm making music, it's all in my head, and all those influences in my head. So if something comes to me that's a reference from a different genre then people are used to hearing from me, I'm not afraid to go there with it.

I think the most important thing is that I'm making music that the people enjoy. So the fans, the people that are out there listening to music and consuming music, I want them to enjoy it and love it. And so that's more important to me than Grammys.

I was the front man of the choir and then when I was 12 and I was the leadsinger of my highschool groups.

​W​e're so used to having everything we want at our fingertips so I think that when things get tough it's ​difficult ​for people to persist through that.

London is a good fashion city. They're a little more daring. There's the element of the aristocracy, which is always interesting.