I accept that appearance is a big thing in this business. But being around Hollywood and having actor friends and doing music videos, it does make you more aware of how you look. With music videos they send you rough cuts, and in certain frames of me, I just see a nose advert.

I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience.

It's not quite the Tom Jones show, but yes, I've had undergarments. If I get a bra chucked on stage I'll hold it up so the audience can decide what to think. And I'll usually blame a guy for doing it.

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak

As you get older, your experiences become more precious. Nothing material is important to me. It's people who are precious.

Its a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. Its a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.

The Top 40 is geared toward 20 and under, not 20 and up. That's the audience I'm geared to