One thing I am certain of is that, if I have done anything good in music, it was, first, because of my father, and second, because of my wife.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think I was just lucky to be brought up in a very musical family. My two older brothers were, and still are, very musical and very creative, and music was a big part of my life from a very young age, so it is quite natural for me to become involved in music in the way that I did.
Music has been so healing in my life, so the fact that my music could be that for someone else is the best gift of my whole career. People have told me that they got married to my music, divorced to my music, and played my music while they were having their baby.
My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician.
I was born first to music. But I went into acting because my father knew so much about music he intimidated me. So, I picked an art form, he knew nothing about. So I could be my own man.
I have to say I have an incredible musical education because of my father.
Everything, I just wanted to be like my father. And, as I grew within the music, I kind of became myself which was even more like my father, only without me trying though.
My father was a classical musician and my mother was a writer.
You're born with a certain love of something. Music was my first love, and that's the world I work from. Growing up, I was surrounded by artists, so my upbringing supported this lifestyle.
The biggest musical influence on me was my mum. We were both enraptured by music.
The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.