I respect hippos. They just look the way they do; they can't do anything about it, but they don't seem bothered.

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.

My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.

Lizz Wright is my favourite singer. Her voice moves me and takes me to another place. She also grows her own food and that inspires me.

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.