Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape.

I was a youngster looking up to dudes like Vicky McClure, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha - in fact, he was a big influence on how I was able to detach drama from the all-singing, all-dancing stigma.

Nat King Cole was a really big influence.

Sergio Leone was a big influence on me because of the spaghetti westerns.

Elvis was a big influence to my music, but Loretta Lynn was, as well.

A guy called Arthur Brown... was a big influence of mine... and also Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull.