I was mainly raised by a working mum who didn't have much time or inclination for making food. So I had three or four basic meals: fish fingers and a tomato; a packet scotch egg and a tomato; pasta with a tin of tomatoes; and extra mild plastic-y cheddar chopped into cubes with bits of cucumber.

All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I'm deeply insecure - but I'm good at hiding it.

I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them have passed. It feels unjustified to change them.

I don't connect much with the present. I have more of an affinity for what came in the past.

I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.

I'd never go on a reality show - it's too invasive.

I like sparkles; I think I'm a magpie.