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And what we've lost sight of is that performing manual labor with your hands is one of the most incredibly satisfying and positive things you can do.

I like to work a lot with wood. I make furniture that falls apart. I also sew.

I have friends who are blacksmiths in the north of Scotland, so I took a few master classes with,them. I loved learning a new skill. I will never look at a piece of wrought iron the same way now. I can now make semi-decent knife blades and candlesticks myself.

I'm always tinkering with something - suddenly I'll think I can work with wood, but then I'll realize I can't, so I go back to sewing.

I'm a very compulsive person, so I spend most of my time drawing or writing my diary, patching things up and carving bits of wood - I've carved two of my guitars.

I've come off horses and fought in medieval battles using axes, hammers and swords as well as fists. Getting your teeth knocked out is an occupational hazard.

I like working with my hands. It feels good to build something yourself.

I like to draw, produce paintings, do something with my fingers - but I am very normal, down-to-earth person.