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" I'm not a fan of second-hand or vintage clothes. "

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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. "

" 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. "

" Paisley offered me and my family a life, way back, and it has continued to do so. "

" I'm neither here nor there about this Lady Gaga, but she's clearly very passionate about her poker face. "

" As I'm getting older, I work out what I want and what I need. And I just need to go home and see the people I love and write. "

" A lot of people have been very dismissive of me. I'm hardly the darling of the NME. It used to get me down a bit, but you reach a point where you can laugh it off. "

" I was lucky to move around different cultures at an early age and have experience of different lifestyles. "

" 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 started to learn some common sense. Even just sort of day-to-day things. I started to cook a little bit more and try to learn to fix things around the house. If something breaks down, rather than call a guy, there's got to be more I can do. "

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

" Music can really help people, help individuals in beautiful ways. "

" 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. "

" You should have something to say, an idea you want to get out, and if you don't, just get out of the way, 'cause there's so many great musicians and writers that are in the queue. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I learned to sing from my mum and dad's record collection. "

" Really, if you've got people who want you to play, you play. "

" 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? "

" None of us don't have a vice. "

" A lot of places think that bigger is better. It's like consumerism is taking everything over. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" When I got my first publishing deal, I felt some responsibility to try to write with the people that they were asking me to write with. "

" If you're going to call yourself a musician, you have to go out and make music. "

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

" The first record I was really into was the Drifters' 'When My Little Girl Is Smiling.' "

" One of my ambitions is to move to Tuscany. I like the idea of getting a vineyard. I love being under the sun and being casual and comfortable. That's my idea of heaven. "

" When you've displayed a weakness, you've displayed something a person can grab a hold of and attack you there. If you're not ashamed of it, who can make you feel bad about it? Nobody. If you make a mistake, at least you get to see them, identify them, acknowledge them and hopefully remedy them. "