I was a magnet for people who want to take advantage of people like me, who think they're part of this life but they're not.

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.

As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.

So often, the singer is the sound of the record. People think they can cover anything, but the whole voice is the thing that's unrepeatable.

People always go on about sleaze, but I think it's only a small part of what I write about.

I don't really have anything against Will Young or Gareth Gates.

There's no such thing as 'I can't do it'.