Paolo Nutini

“That's the good thing about music: you can sing about people's lives in its stages and feelings. Some songs can put something in context that you couldn't. They can free your mind or can make you think or can be redeeming.”

“I only became interested in clothes when I was in my mid-teens. I'd do things like spike my hair and put on a nice shirt, but I'd hardly call myself fashion-conscious. I just don't have the energy.”

“I'm neither here nor there about this Lady Gaga, but she's clearly very passionate about her poker face.”

“I don't know if I've got the capacity for all of the creativity that I want to put out there, which is annoying and frustrating - it's kinda like torture.”

“The more I watch politicians in action, it just makes me angry.”

“I'm not one to go down that road to say I have some kind of social consciousness.”

“It's all a progression towards hopefully one day making a record that can be the definitive you can offer. Some bands come in with that at first, and the great bands never really stray from that. I want to earn my stripes.”

“I'm at the point of view that I have to look after myself in various levels.”

“When I've got time off, my feet get itchy really quickly.”

“When life hands you melons, eat them.”

“I'm always looking for people to play the songs to.”

“One of the best things I get to do is meet people that have been to the shows and listened to the music. I still don't indulge in the social media side of things, so that's my way of starting conversations - actually hearing people talk.”

“Some people have just got a capacity for creativity that's unbelievable!”

“My songwriting... it's almost like a kind of self-therapy.”

“Always wash your hands, and always tell the truth.”

“Charts and learning the politics behind making a record - it's pretty soulless.”

“It's not about someone making a difference on their own; it's about everybody pulling together to make a difference.”

“I'm not seeking for answers; I just want to tell stories and state my opinion.”

“I write on the acoustic guitar, I write some on the piano, but I've been messing around with these guitar pedals and drum machines, educating myself in that world.”

“It was in love I was created, and in love is how I hope I die”