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I'm at the point of view that I have to look after myself in various levels.
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I am not steeped in all that angst. I'm never going to be Sid Vicious.
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My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me, people I've met.
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The more I watch politicians in action, it just makes me angry.
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I remember I wanted to be Zorro, but I also wanted to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. I obviously had ideas above my station.
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Maybe it's the way that I do music, but I was never in a cool indie band or hung out with all the cool arty kids when I came to London.
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I don't know if I've got the capacity for all of the creativity that I want to put out there, which is annoying and frustrating - it's kinda like torture.
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The songs are just an attempt to document what's been happening in my life. If people can relate to what's going on with me, then that's great.
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My father was very encouraging.
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When I've got time off, my feet get itchy really quickly.
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My best mates when I was 19 were all in their 30s. I used to go to all their house parties, and they were crazier than the guys who were 17, 18. They were so much more liberated than the people who were apparently shackle-free.
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I only became interested in clothes when I was in my mid-teens. I'd do things like spike my hair and put on a nice shirt, but I'd hardly call myself fashion-conscious. I just don't have the energy.
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A lot of places think that bigger is better. It's like consumerism is taking everything over.
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With the first album, there was a lot of angst. I was very naive. I thought I was on top of the whole thing, but I really didn't know what I was getting into.
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I've met such amazing people in their 40s, in their 60s, 70s, and they completely bely their age on paper.
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I don't mind being criticised, but hearing yourself described as the next James Blunt - that hurts.
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Touring can be really tiring. I can get homesick, and I spend a lot of time on my phone.
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I'm in the highest bracket. There's no way that a 22-year-old should be hit for that amount of money when he's got his whole life ahead of him.
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Really, if you've got people who want you to play, you play.
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That's the good thing about music: you can sing about people's lives in its stages and feelings. Some songs can put something in context that you couldn't. They can free your mind or can make you think or can be redeeming.
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Sometimes the last thing you want to do is to go on stage and bare your soul in front of hundreds of complete strangers. Singing the same songs night after night can remind you of things you'd rather forget.
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The people I admire are Tim Buckley and John Martyn - singers that grew into themselves and were honest. John Martyn is one of the great soul singers because soul is not a genre; it's a feeling.
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As a kid, I loved to sing along to the Drifters and Otis Redding.
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I come from Paisley, the same town as David Sneddon, who won 'Fame Academy.' When he was late for his homecoming reception in the town hall, they held an impromptu talent show. I ended up singing some songs, and that's how I was discovered.
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