I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just physically, but mentally too.

At the end of the day, you sign a record deal and you understand where it could go if you had the right song.

I was 18, and I either wanted to go to university in the States, and experience it like how it is in the movies - you know, date a cheerleader, be the coolest guy on campus - or I wanted to take a year and focus on what I wanted to do. I got into all the universities I applied to, but I took a year off anyway and said, let's see what happens.

I feel like I'm indirectly showing people, not that there's another way, but just that if you really have a dream, you should try and give it a go.

This is the kind of fashion I grew up on - a good pair of trainers, great denim - and I will always love high-end streetwear.

When you look at the Lady Gagas of the world, or the Jay-Zs, or the Black Eyed Peas, these are people who have one album release and it's a worldwide one.

I pray as much as possible.