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.

I think the older I get the more creative I get, I don't have the distractions that I had when I was younger.

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.

I thinks it really interesting how they throw the world music samples in there. I often wonder what it would be like to do something like that, but use my lyrics and my kind of style.

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.

I've always loved the rock & roll element to live shows, because whatever else I do, I'm basically a rock/pop performer, and that's what I like.

I'd always wanted to write a song about a leather jacket and how wearing it makes you feel. I love leather jackets, and I've got a big collection of them.