I was an incredibly misanthrope. I couldn't relate to people my age, and I'm not sure why, as I wasn't particularly smart or interesting

People think I look odd onstage. But the way I deal with being incredibly nervous is by concentrating really hard.

All my songs come from me because I only seem able to write about myself and my experiences.

I'm the first to admit that I'm still pretty young.

It took a lot of time and practice for me to realise that there's no point trying to be something you're not.

There's huge amounts of nonsense that goes with everything surrounding music and art. All the things you have to do promote yourself - there's huge amounts of nonsense.

I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper, the 'Guardian' - and that's my idea of a perfect morning.