I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six.

But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom.

There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying.

I'm the messiest person I know.

A career in entertainment has a lifespan, like one in sport.

I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides.

I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.