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.

There are certain people who have become better artists, but they're brilliant at marketing. I think someone who's been phenomenal like that is Madonna.

For years I've kept a list of dream projects.

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.

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

I love songwriting. It's second to my love for singing in how I express myself.

With the internet, things are so much more immediate. People taste-test things to see if they want to buy the CD