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

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

" One of the best things I get to do is meet people that have been to the shows and listened to the music. I still don't indulge in the social media side of things, so that's my way of starting conversations - actually hearing people talk. "

" 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. "

" I just want people to leave a show and go, 'That was the most rockin' show I've ever seen.' I hope people can just roll with me a little bit - you know? "

" I've met such amazing people in their 40s, in their 60s, 70s, and they completely bely their age on paper. "

" Sometimes people don't know what is behind the words they use. But an innocent little remark at school can affect you later in life. "

" You don't want to go and make something, then go out and do shows, if you're not really into it. You don't want to go out there and make people feel like you're grudging playing them a song. That's a disturbing thought. "

" You've got to make sure that you don't have an airbrushed picture making you look like a 15-year-old cherub when your lyrics suggest otherwise. "

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

" Charts and learning the politics behind making a record - it's pretty soulless. "

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

" I don't know if I've got the capacity for all of the creativity that I want to put out there, which is annoying and frustrating - it's kinda like torture. "

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

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

" I've always got a notepad on or a voice recorder recording ideas. "

" My father was very encouraging. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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 am not steeped in all that angst. I'm never going to be Sid Vicious. "

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

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

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

" My parents worked very hard for me and my sister. "

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