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" All of a sudden, my picture's in the paper, or I'm making a music video, and it's still the most surreal experience. I thought you could learn, and you would acclimatise, but I really haven't. "

Paolo Nutini

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Music

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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. "

Paolo Nutini

Know

Torture

" Charts and learning the politics behind making a record - it's pretty soulless. "

" It's not about someone making a difference on their own; it's about everybody pulling together to make a difference. "

" Always wash your hands, and always tell the truth. "

" I get nervous all the time. Both on and off stage. You just hope it turns into adrenaline. "

" 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. "

" I'm not one to go down that road to say I have some kind of social consciousness. "

Paolo Nutini

Kind

Road

" 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. "

Paolo Nutini

Thought

Talent

" 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. "

" Some people have just got a capacity for creativity that's unbelievable! "

" 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. "

" My father was very encouraging. "

" 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. "

Paolo Nutini

Singing

Nothing

" I'm not seeking for answers; I just want to tell stories and state my opinion. "

" I've always enjoyed the bohemia of Paisley. "

" My inspiration for songs is just everyday life. I just write down words about things that have happened to me, people I've met. "

" The success was a difficult thing for me to get my head round. When it gets too much, I just have to disappear - to sort my head. "

" The more I watch politicians in action, it just makes me angry. "

Paolo Nutini

Angry

Action

" 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. "

Paolo Nutini

Name

Just

" It's a sacred thing, but I do want to get married. I'd love that. "

" I've met such amazing people in their 40s, in their 60s, 70s, and they completely bely their age on paper. "

" When things get too grand or too big, I struggle to keep up with it all. "

" I never, ever thought I would get to say I was opening a show for the Bay City Rollers. "

" 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. "