Musician

I was getting worried I may not become a grandfather, but the Lord has blessed me.

I was getting worried I may not become a grandfather, but the Lord has blessed me.

Songwriting's never been a natural art for me; it's always been a bit of a struggle.

I love what I do.

My musical taste has always been wide. I started out as a folky before I moved on to blues and soul.

The first cut is the deepest.

I'm not a natural songwriter.

I started singing in the bathroom. Nothing was coming out. It was ghastly.

I enjoyed the chase.

I do feel a certain love from the British public.

I carry lots of guilt.

I love change, I need it.

I've still got a brilliant head of hair, which refuses to lay down!

I deliberate over the lyrics; I really do. I'll come up with one line in a day, and then it might be a couple of days before I come up with the rhyming line. It's never been easy for me.

You can avoid the press if you really want to and I don't walk around with five security guards either because I think that just draws attention.

I was a bit of a sleeper-inner.

I don't have any social life or anything.

My big brother still thinks he's a better singer than me.

I have a voice coach, but only in so much as to make my voice stronger so I can sing for five nights a week, two hours.

You go through life wondering what is it all about but at the end of the day it's all about family.