People think I'm really melancholy and romantic and all whispery. I'm not at all. I'm very direct.

I don't go about playing music differently. It changes my sleeping schedule and my drinking habits, that's what I like to say.

God bless Ray Charles. It was such an honor to meet him and sing with him and actually just to watch him sing from just two feet away.

There are absolutely no problems between me, my dad and my sister. Obviously I grew up with just my mum, but my relationship with my dad is just fine.

A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music.

I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it's part of your body - it's a natural thing. You can practice all you want but it's part of your body.

I'm not going to play lead guitar in a concert hall full of people, because I'm going to mess up a lot.