I had piano lessons at five and started guitar at ten, but although music and acting was always around me, my parents never pressured me into it.
Writing is a great love of mine.
When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel.
I've never been one to chase awards or anything like that, to be honest.
My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.
I'm now learning how to distinguish when I'm acting and when I'm not acting - offstage as well as onstage.