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

" I like to record something pretty much as soon as I have an idea for a song, but I'm on so many buses, I have to record on my mobile. "

" 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. "

" Music is a good way to channel your fragile, vulnerable, needy side, but it's also something to rejoice in. "

" To sing with Led Zeppelin has allowed me to offer the best places I could afford to my family and friends! "

" Touring can be really tiring. I can get homesick, and I spend a lot of time on my phone. "

" 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 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. "

" I know some bands that are precious about their new ideas. They're conscious of the fact that people can - even from mobile phones - begin to get clearer and better recordings of the songs... so they're a lot more hesitant to play them. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I left school just shy of 17: I'd started going into touring and that situation. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Just remember that if you've lost something, you will be open to something else. "

" One of my favourite songs is 'A Message to You, Rudy,' which was done by the Specials. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" My songwriting... it's almost like a kind of self-therapy. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" The way you react to each challenge forms who you become. "