Musician

I watch cartoons a lot. I'm a big 'Rick and Morty' and 'South Park' fan.

The only intention I've ever had creatively, as a musician, is to be as different from myself as possible.

I've always said that I would only ever release something that I would want to listen to as a fan.

I feel the best way to respect my audience is to not give them what they expect from me... 'cause it's fun that way.

Festivals are the best because you can't control anything, and for a control freak like me, that's a wonderful experience.

I wanted to create a body of work that I was proud of. It's come from honesty and integrity, without forcing anything from myself, the ideas had to come instinctively and organically. Whether that translates to people in that way, it's kind of out of my hands now.

I will have a playlist ready that I'll play out to the audience before I walk on stage, and I'll listen to that same playlist in the room, so by the time I walk on stage, I'm in the same frame of mind the audience is.

I just hope people enjoy 'Phase' as much as I've enjoyed making it. I hope it's a good reaction.

For me, creating music is just as relaxing as sitting down and doing nothing.

I feel the best way to respect my audience is to not give them what they expect from me... 'cause it's fun that way.

I studied at university for a term and a day, and then I dropped out.

I was studying primary school education. I was going to be a teacher. I was going to get my teaching qualification and have that as my safety net and then tackle the music industry.

I would sing around the house, and I would always play on things just because instruments were always there, but I didn't show any genius as a child. I wasn't a prodigy or anything like that.

I was studying primary school education. I was going to be a teacher. I was going to get my teaching qualification and have that as my safety net and then tackle the music industry.

The 'Remnants' EP was the first time I got to really explore myself as a producer, and I got the insane idea of doing it on my own in my future career.

I get inspired by the sounds that evoke an emotion from me. That's what I am drawn to; that's what turns me on.

Winning the BBC Music Sound Of 2016 poll has left me feeling pretty stunned at the end of one of the most emotionally and physically intense years of my life.

I'm fascinated by film scores, especially film scores for children's movies because they have to be able to entertain an audience that isn't interested in music yet.

My guitar setup is inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan.

My mission is to just keep creating music. If it helps people in some way, then I'm doing the right thing.