In Britain, you know there are people waiting to tear your stuff apart, so it's important for me to know that my music has subtleties and depth to it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Growing up around British music, you realise how much depth there is to it... my stuff is different to the likes of Pitbull for that reason.
Occasionally, you get a nice surprise when someone covers your song in an extraordinary way.
Before I wasn't sure what I wanted to say, but now, I have had so many different experiences that they have given me what I want to get across in my music.
A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music.
I seem to have secured some place in world of music and that's kind of all that really matters to me.
I really haven't strayed too far, musically, from my roots.
I'm not trying to stay in the same place and I'm not trying to compete with what's currently in fashion. That would be dishonest. But, at the same time, I'm different and the music reflects that to some degree.
Over in the UK, the music press can be brutal. They can say wonderful things about you one week, and the next week, you're in the can.
I believe that my music is just about feelings, and the style is just a side effect.
Music has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.