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I was an economics major, which I enjoyed because I had a good business sense.

I worked full time jobs, basically doing manual labor until I could make enough money supporting myself as a musician.

I studied economics and made it my career for two reasons. The subject was and is intellectually fascinating and challenging, particularly to someone with taste and talent for theoretical reasoning and quantitative analysis.

Even though I didn't get a business degree, I enjoyed learning about economics.

I studied audio engineering at university. The background I am from, music was never seen as a viable career; it was always a hobby.

I was about to get a degree in economics when I accepted that I'd be a lousy businessman, and if I didn't give acting a try I'd regret it for the rest of my life.

I always wanted to be a musician from when I was kid. It was always a massive dream of mine. School was also really really important to me and having an education was top of my priority. So I really wanted to have a degree before I tried anything in the music industry.

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

Before I'd even started doing music or having opportunities with my own music, I was studying production and business and stuff anyway. I knew there were so many jobs within the music industry - songwriting or session playing or working at a label - and I was really interested in how it all works.

I decided to combine my musical background, business education and creative abilities - and go into the record business.