Paolo Nutini Quotes
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Racism is one of the worst forms of torture because it's directed at something you never asked for and something you can't change.
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To be honest, the first time round, I didn't think 'Fame Academy' was the worst premise in the world. You got people on, and they would write songs and develop themselves as artists. But then, instead of getting a little bit more credible, it got a little bit more ridiculous.
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It's not about someone making a difference on their own; it's about everybody pulling together to make a difference.
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If you're going to call yourself a musician, you have to go out and make music.
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Music is probably one of the most honest things out there - it's feral.
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I don't want to slip into Johnny Borrell mode. I don't want to be singing that there's nothing on TV, nothing on the radio.
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I thought about going onto the first one, Pop Idol. My mum was saying, 'Go on!' But I decided not to. 'The X Factor,' though, doesn't really seem to be a show about musical talent anymore.
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Music is a good way to channel your fragile, vulnerable, needy side, but it's also something to rejoice in.
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I'm always looking for people to play the songs to.
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The first time I did everything was in Paisley - the first time I went to the pictures or the bowling or the ice rink or the swimming baths.
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I learned to sing from my mum and dad's record collection.
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Sometimes it's good to just sing and let the words come out. Whatever comes out is valid because it's what you were thinking.
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People make you feel like a bad guy for asking for seven quid for your album, like you are slapping them in the face, when they'll go and pay two grand for a scarf somebody knitted in a sweat shop and stitched a designer label on.
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To sing with Led Zeppelin has allowed me to offer the best places I could afford to my family and friends!
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Whatever I do, I like to be the one doing it. I don't just like to get someone in to run it and put a name to it.
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I can't speak much Italian. I do go down well over there, but it's frustrating because I can't really speak it. Even if I do talk, they can't understand my accent, but I should try to learn it.
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I've never had anything as formal as vocal lessons.
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You don't want to go and make something, then go out and do shows, if you're not really into it. You don't want to go out there and make people feel like you're grudging playing them a song. That's a disturbing thought.
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I don't discriminate when it comes to melon. I'm very open-minded. I really don't mind; I can't say I like any one better than the other. You can put them all in! A little melon mix salad, and I'm just in heaven.
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I write on the acoustic guitar, I write some on the piano, but I've been messing around with these guitar pedals and drum machines, educating myself in that world.
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You've got to make sure that you don't have an airbrushed picture making you look like a 15-year-old cherub when your lyrics suggest otherwise.
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When you open your mind up, and you go into a creative state, you can't just switch if off. When you have an idea, a creative impulse, and then you ignore it, it can keep you up when you just want to go to your bed - which is why it's great to have voice recorders on your phone!
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Sometimes people don't know what is behind the words they use. But an innocent little remark at school can affect you later in life.
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When it comes to the business side of it, as much as you might hate it, the reality is that you give the record company a sort of ownership of your songs, so you've got to make sure you're getting everything you can out of it now, because if you're not, then who is?