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" I like to write about what I've seen and experiences I've been through. "

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" I get so many people coming up to me being like, Aahhh! And I'm like, what the hell? I'm just me! "

" I used to blame myself for a lot of things, and I apologise loads. I don't do it any more, but when I was in the studio - and it was my song - I'd say 'sorry' every time I got a note wrong. "

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" I write all of my music. "

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" I don't think about being a public persona too much - I just get on with what I'm doing. "

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" I hate re-recording. I like singing, but I don't like recording a song over and over, making it too perfect. "

" When I am writing music, I sometimes envision a video playing alongside. "

" I get loads of messages from people telling me they've been helped through some bad relationship when they've listened to my song. That's what I want to do. "

" Good music is timeless, and if you create with that honesty, it will last. "