London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.
My parents encouraged us to commit to things, so if we wanted to learn an instrument, it was all the grades and all the theory.
I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.
Taxi drivers used to ask me what kind of music I did, and I'd say, 'Well, it's kind of jazz, soul, classical' - but that makes no sense to anyone.
Who made you the center of the universe?
I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.