I became the magnet for a lot of scary aggression. Cos it's scary Up North!

I mean whatever I do it's important that I put my stamp on it and keep it in my world, whether I'm doing a dance track or something like the Russian album for example.

I like situations that force me to rethink things.

I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for fame... i'd actually rather die than be a celebrity slime!!!

I think there's always been singers like that and i've done my fair share of cheese as well.

Maybe I was a bit harsh on some people. But I was harshest on myself, really.

Don't sing a song you can't carry off, like some 16-year-old kid singing 'My Way'. That song's not for you. You haven't lived that.