I was told not to cry as a kid.
The negative effects of greedy politicians have haunted the north-east for years; it's very apparent.
My mam and dad were blasting Steely Dan when I was born; the music hasn't stopped since then.
It's impossible to let fame go to your head when you still live in North Shields in a flat with your mum.
I'm never going to overestimate the clout of my job.
I was probably the only kid in school that had long hair.
I'm not like a university-educated scholar. I just sing what I see.
I'm hopelessly addicted to Instagram.
I love my hometown, but 'Leave Fast' is the way I felt when I was 17, 18 - it's that fear that I'd never be able to do something else.
There are a lot of challenges we are facing, like how you are supposed to react to emotional stress.
Men just need to be open and not emasculate one another.
The music industry as a whole needs to genuinely make a conscious effort to look after people's physical and mental health.
I love my job - I'm going to keep doing it until I die - but there's nothing more soul-destroying than having to cancel a show.
I don't live in London. I live in the place that I sing about.
I'll always just be stupid boy, and I'm happy with that.
I'm a horrendous cook; my mum does my meals. I can only cook beans on toast with cheese.
'Poundshop Kardashians' is Newcastle on a Saturday night. Nobody wears coats - it's all muscles and V-necks and fake tan.
I'm asking questions that most people are asking, but just putting a melody or a song to it.
I write from the perspective of an early 20s kid who is trying to grasp an idea of what the hell is going on.
Pretty much every prime minister since I can remember has made me mad.
I wanted to change my name when I first started because I thought, 'No-one is going to believe that it is my name.'
I try my best not to be preachy.
