My mum used to work in New York in Spike Lee's shop, she did the outfits for the video for P.M. Dawn's "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss".

Sometimes I'll listen to a lyric and I'll be so pissed off that I didn't write it.

I was always wrapped around music being a tradition, a skill.

I've mainly been sampling jazz because the tone of the chords are expressive in itself, so it's quite nice to write over.

I actually find a lot of pleasure in writing lyrics.

I got a lot from my uncle who is a really good ska guitarist. Very ragged makeshift rhythms and intricate lines.

I've got rid of a lot of cynicism and anger. I feel positive about my development, and I just want to carry on making music and building myself as a person.

The people of the light, loves the light of knowledge.

It's hard to answer the question "what's wrong?" when nothing is right.

Good and bad exist always, everywhere

Don’t settle for a half empty glass, always go for a full one!

We never ask God to forgive anybody except when we haven't.

Spreading the wealth punishes success while setting America on course for a greater dependency on government.

Writing teaches writing. Your writing will teach you how to write if you work hard enough and have enough faith.

The recognition of pain and fear in others give rise in us to pity, and in our pity is our humanity, our redemption.

The ingratitude of the world can never deprive us of the conscious happiness of having acted with humanity ourselves.

Self-confidence is the most important thing, and this comes from identifying your goals, knowing your limits and roping in all the help you can get.