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

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

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

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

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" People make you feel like a bad guy for asking for seven quid for your album, like you are slapping them in the face, when they'll go and pay two grand for a scarf somebody knitted in a sweat shop and stitched a designer label on. "

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

" 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. "

" Love is music, and music is home. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't mind being criticised, but hearing yourself described as the next James Blunt - that hurts. "

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

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

" 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. "

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" 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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