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When I was a young actor, in my first apartment, the first thing I bought was a Steinway piano. There was no bed at first. I slept on the floor.

I decided to build a studio in my house. We built it in my basement kitchen. I had the drummer up by the fish tank. I was in the toilet singing. The bass player was out by the shelves in the living room, and the guitarist was on the couch by the telly.

Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it.

My father left his piano at the house when he left, and I wasn't allowed to play it when he was there because I wasn't as good as him. So when he left, I was determined to get as good as him, and I taught myself how to play music, and I just stuck with it, and I did it all the time.

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started writing my songs.

When I am back home, I have an upright piano and I play constantly.

My grandmother played the piano, and I used to toddle over there and pick out little things that sounded good to me.

I remember being a little kid sitting in the living room with my brother and some friends from around the neighborhood, and I would sit at the piano and as they were running around the room doing different things and being silly, acting out, I would actually play the score for it - the music that went along with it.

My aunt played the piano and I used to sit and listen to it.

There's always been a piano around the house, and I've grown up around it. It's a massive part of my life and always has been.