Albums, with me, have never had an easy birth. Especially when all the songs are self-written songs.

On my Instagram, I'm always keeping a record of things being pulled down in Soho and shutters being closed. Every city - and London more than anywhere - has got to be a vibrant mix of all different things. We can't allow it to become a monoculture.

Knowing what I knew about Russia, as much as I loved the music and was fascinated by the songs and the whole idea of it, I knew it would be a very lengthy and frustrating process.

People come from all over the world to see this little place they've seen in movies and read about in history books: Soho.

I was very much a mess, as a person. I'd come from a very turbulent teenage life, with parents who had broken up in a very bad way, and a lot of illness at school.

That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.

Albums, with me, have never had an easy birth. Especially when all the songs are self-written songs.