You don't have to aim to be the best of everything, thinking that one day you're going to be the top of the world; I don't think it exists.

I love church buildings, particularly cathedrals, and I like living in spaces that remind me of music or evoke that creative energy.

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.

I write songs from the heart, and I don't hold back.

London audiences have this reputation for being a bit too cool for school.

I don't talk about Amy Winehouse as a 'singer.' She's a pioneer. I listened to her endlessly when I started writing.

I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music I love is there in my music.