My dad was a club musician. He was always playing guitar and playing loads of soul records and '60s rock n' roll. Whenever he used to cook, he used to play Donny Hathaway, Aretha Franklin, The Kinks, and the Spencer Davis Group - a lot of really earthy things.
The music industry as a whole needs to genuinely make a conscious effort to look after people's physical and mental health.
I write from the perspective of an early 20s kid who is trying to grasp an idea of what the hell is going on.
I'm a horrendous cook; my mum does my meals. I can only cook beans on toast with cheese.
A lot of my songs are just posing questions, because I'm on a journey to find the answers myself.
I would cry if I met Bruce Springsteen, man. I don't think I'd be able to handle it.
The negative effects of greedy politicians have haunted the north-east for years; it's very apparent.
I recorded 'Play God' in a shed. I don't know how we got it to sound as good as it did.
I put enough pressure on myself already - I can sit here and work myself into an anxiety-filled breakdown without worrying what everyone else is going to think.
I'm the worst. I get on my Instagram, put up a picture of my face looking all cheekbones and blue steel, and get massive dopamine hits when I see the likes come in.
Back in the day, you could have a crap gig, and nobody would film you. Now, everybody's got an iPhone - you have a bad day, and it's going on the Internet.
I'll always just be stupid boy, and I'm happy with that.
I'm hopelessly addicted to Instagram.
I was told not to cry as a kid.
Pretty much every prime minister since I can remember has made me mad.
When I was about 18, I started playing restaurants for £150 a night. I felt like a millionaire.
I've got a band that I tour with, and they're not session musicians; they're my friends.
The Cure wrote 'Boys Don't Cry,' and it's the same today: as a boy, you're not meant to show your emotions, but if you don't have a job or any prospects, you're going to be depressed, and it will be much worse if you can't express that. I hate the term because it's become a buzzword, but it's toxic masculinity.
I'm not an expert on politics, but there's a bunch of bad people at the top who care about lining their own pockets before creating a society that looks after the vulnerable.
I don't live in London. I live in the place that I sing about.
