I have no technical training and am completely uneducated in music.

From being at art college, I've always hated people that have the gall to think that they're being incredibly different when they're doing something in a very acceptable way, something safe that they've seen someone else doing.

I don't like looking outrageous.

What could equal the bliss? / The thrill of the first kiss / It'll blow right to you / It's never as good as the first time.

I am a reluctant celebrity, in some ways.

Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people.

London was a really multi-racial city ... It's incredible how comfortable people are with race there.