When I was young, people were almost identified solely by the kind of music they liked. People fell into categories of who liked what.

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

When you play arenas you can create whatever you want. At a theater the height of the stage and the limitations of the theater can make you feel more separate from the audience.

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

Most of my lyrics are little stories about my experiences or those of my friends.

I've never associated myself with other singers, certainly not female singers.

All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks!