I'm Quite Arty. I Didn't Know Whether

I Don't Think That There's Much That Sets Me Apart From Other Musicians, But I Think There Are Definitely Things That Set Me Apart From Other Kinds Of Artists.

I Saw Damien Rice In Dublin When I Was 13, And That Inspired Me To Want To Pursue Being A Songwriter... I Practised Relentlessly And Started Recording My Own Eps. At 16 I Moved To London And Played Any Gigs I Could, Selling Cds From My Rucksack To Fund Recording The Next, And It Snowballed From There.

Growing Up, I Was Inspired By The Beatles And Bob Dylan. Damian Rice Was A Huge Influence For Me Musically.

I Think That This Win [grammy] In Particular Was A Cool Moment For Me And The Director [emil Nava], Because It Was The First Award He's Ever Won.

I Think Encouraging Young People To Twerk Might Be A Bad Thing. It's A Stripper's Move. If I Had A Daughter Of Nine, I Wouldn't Want Her Twerking.