Yungblud

“All my life, I've had a fear of being told what to say, so I'm not telling people what to think. I'm encouraging them to say what they think.”

“People turn up at my shows with black hearts on their knuckles, waving their hands in the air like flags.”

“I remember talking about a Mozart song during a music class at school, and I said, 'I wouldn't have done it like that.' I didn't like the way the chords moved. And my teacher told me to get out.”

“I like to say I'm like a puppy in a room of cats.”

“We don't realize how much we need something until it's taken away from us.”

“I want it to have a message. I want it to empower people to say what they think.”

“I've got ADHD, and my whole life, people thought I was some kind of troublemaker because I had all this energy.”

“The connection I have with my fans is so important, and I want to break the boundaries and break the barriers between an artist and a crowd. It is so important, and I learn so much through my fans, and they help me.”

“When you find new genres of music, you take ownership of them.”

“I want to spread a message of positivity, not hatred.”

“I would listen to artists like My Chemical Romance, Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Blink-182, Paramore... all these bands were so unafraid of being themselves. They talked about their problems and what was going on in their heads. It grabbed and latched on to me, and I felt like I could do that, too.”

“I don't want to be an old man in a pub singing about Margaret Thatcher.”

“I love what Drake does.”

“All my life I've felt quite misunderstood because of my personality.”

“I love jewellery and stuff, so when I first got signed, I spent it on a load of bling.”

“When I was 10, I had dyed red hair, and I used to paint my nails - I think my mum secretly loved it.”

“Rosa Parks is rock and roll.”

“Now when I step onstage, I have this hour when I can just be completely myself, just a massive ball of energy. Sometimes I get so lost in the performance, people look a little frightened - but that's a good thing.”

“Music is a part of someone's soul. Music is a feeling for me. And if that soul is evil, then I don't want anything to do with it.”

“No one could put my personality in a box. I didn't necessarily fit in.”