I'm always happy to blow up any misconceptions that people have about stage school cos everyone thinks it's really nasty there but it's not.
Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own...
I'm not frightened of appearing vulnerable.
I write songs about stuff that I can't really get past personally - and then I write a song about it and I feel better.
The jazz I love is sweet and pure with raw elements, which is exactly what the good hip-hop is doing now.
I can play a lot of different instruments adequately but nothing really well.
I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.
Some men do think I'm a psycho bunny-boiler.
I'm lucky because I do get to fly first-class now.