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

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" 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. "

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

" I think it was definitely a love for the four- or five-part vocal male harmony groups that really took me away. I'd always try and be, like, the fifth Drifter; I'd always try and find another harmony that wasn't there. "

" The songs are just an attempt to document what's been happening in my life. If people can relate to what's going on with me, then that's great. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Sometimes when you get frustrated, your back is against the wall, and you come out fighting and knock out three songs in as many days. "

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

" When I think of Paisley, I think of everything that has shaped my life. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

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

" Sometimes it's good to just sing and let the words come out. Whatever comes out is valid because it's what you were thinking. "

" When I've got time off, my feet get itchy really quickly. "

" When you open your mind up, and you go into a creative state, you can't just switch if off. When you have an idea, a creative impulse, and then you ignore it, it can keep you up when you just want to go to your bed - which is why it's great to have voice recorders on your phone! "

" Music is probably one of the most honest things out there - it's feral. "

" I'm at the point of view that I have to look after myself in various levels. "

" My father was very encouraging. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Politicians have an arrogance that I just do not understand. I've seen more constructive debates in high school. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I like to indulge all the facets of my personality. There's none that I don't think, in a way, I would want to take away from. "

" 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. "

" When life hands you melons, eat them. "

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