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" My aspirations aren't to sell millions of records, but to write really good songs. "

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" I don't really have loads of friends - three or four who are close. The thing that I love the most is playing with my band, and with everything else I feel kind of uncomfortable. I don't think I'm socially awkward. I just prefer being behind a piano. "

" If people stop being interested, it's because you haven't written a good enough album. Music will always be the most powerful thing. It doesn't matter what record labels or journalists say. It's the song. "

" I would consider myself a perfectionist, yeah. I don't think that is always that helpful, either. Sometimes it's good to be a little more open-minded; you can overthink things when things are actually fine, and it's that moment that you lose it. Looking back, sometimes I've made mistakes from being a perfectionist. "

" When I'm in London, it feels like I am that character who is 'Tom Odell.' "

" I'm a big Arcade Fire fan. I love the way they make records - 'Funeral' being my favorite. "

" I genuinely find the most meaningful thing I do is to make music, but also to absorb some sort of creativity. "

" Everyone in England knows about Burberry, and it kind of represents a standard of being well-dressed... But the nice thing is, they have a lot of clothes, so I still feel like myself whenever I'm wearing their clothes. "

" I think I subconsciously put myself in these situations where the girlfriend isn't pleased with me. I'm useless as a boyfriend. That's how I managed to write all these songs. "

" I wouldn't mind being the male Adele. She came along, and people were like, 'Damn, we haven't heard anyone this real for years.' "

" I think everyone mentions Bob Dylan, but he's someone I just admire so much as a songwriter. I think people write songs, and then there's Bob Dylan songs. He's one step ahead of just everybody else. "

" When I was around 13 or 14, I started getting really into songwriting. And one day, I was rooting through my mum's old tapes and records, and I found 'Grace' by Jeff Buckley. I remember so vividly the first time I put it on. It blew my mind: his voice, the way he could play the guitar. I must have listened to the album over and over for weeks. "

" I don't think I'll ever be able to grow a beard. "

" It's like there's the rest of the world, and then there's America. Part of the reason I would really love continue to making music over here because so much of American music has inspired me, whether it's Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen. "

" I want people to hear the honesty in my singing, and that I'm not hiding behind anything. It's raw. It's not for any arrogance or ego. It's just pure feelings. "

" Songs are about just being totally honest and putting those words to music. "

" I don't really use Facebook, because I find it a bit intrusive on your personal life. "

" When I'm at home, I like to put records on, but because I travel a lot, I listen to a lot of music on my iPhone. "

" I've only ever had one doubt about music. It came when I was 11. I hated playing scales. "

" The strongest feelings I've had in my life are when love has gone right and when love has gone bad. And I think strong feelings make good songs. "

" The first song I ever wrote was when I was 12, and it had, like, four lines in it. You progress and get better. "

" I find myself more affected by music the more I do it. Particularly when you're touring, and you're in the bus, and you're listening to loads of music. Life becomes far more dramatic, I guess - you're never in the same place; you're constantly meeting new people. You almost become more sensitized to music. "

" Every musician writes about past relationships. And other than that, I can promise you, I have very little in common with Taylor Swift. "

" There's always a part of my brain saying: 'Stop getting comfortable. Don't relax.' Because I find it difficult to write when I'm happy. I have to go out there and get battered up and bruised to write anything. I have to feel something. "

" Throughout my entire life, I constantly tried to fight normality. I hate it. I hate the idea of it. I hate routine. I hate anything that feels remotely regular or right. "

" I'm not saying you have to be totally despondent or anything, but... in New York, it's cold sometimes; it rains sometimes; even if everything in your life is great, bad weather can set the mood. You can write songs in New York because it's not always perfect. To write a good song, things can't be perfect. "

" Singing didn't really come naturally to me, I don't think. I had to really work at it. I just kept singing. I never was really worried about it, though, because I was writing songs, and that was the most important thing to me. "

" I tend to write and record things quite quickly. You can tamper with things for years, and it's artistic laziness sometimes. "

" I have always liked clothes and fashion. And really, being a British male, I am automatically the best dressed person in any room - especially in America. "

" Music is shared. It's a shared feeling; that's what music is all about. When you listen to a song with someone else, it becomes more than just a song. It defines relationships. "

" There are a lot of women at my gigs. The first show I headlined was a sea of women, which I can't complain about. I'm pleased these 18-year-old girls like my music. "