Be yourself. If you're not yourself, who are you? But take advice; listen to people. If you're not listening, you're lost. You're a sheep among wolves.

I bought a dodgy gold ring off a guy in Southampton. He told me to check it was real gold by heating it up with a lighter and pressing it against my skin, because real gold doesn't burn. I still have the scar on my left hand.

We can all accept criticism of creative work, but to be publicly ridiculed for it is incredibly difficult to deal with.

I grew up in Southampton. My mum was a shop assistant; my dad was a carpenter. They broke up when I was eight.

Before my first album 'Born To Do It,' I used to DJ.

Life is all about how things rough up against you and how you see them and the vantage point you have from them.

'Fill Me In' went to number one at the same time Destiny's Child released 'Say My Name.' Having a number one over Destiny's Child at their peak was just madness to me.

I am only as good as my last song. Hits are a pension, but I don't want to rest on those songs. I want to have a future.

I'm an only child, so I got spoilt a lot. Which was a good thing.