And I Know These Scars Will Bleed,

I Think That This Win [grammy] In Particular Was A Cool Moment For Me And The Director [emil Nava], Because It Was The First Award He's Ever Won.

With Music, You Could Stick Someone With A Musical Instrument Or Even Not A Musical Instrument, Get Them To Showcase Their Talent, And Within 30 Seconds You Could Tell Whether They Were Good Or Not, But With Acting You Have To Give Them The Right Part.

I Think To Be Successful At Anything You Have To Put In A Hell Of A Lot Of Effort. Pick Your Battles. I Picked Music, Put In A Lot Of Effort, And It's Worked.

I Saw Damien Rice In Dublin When I Was 13, And That Inspired Me To Want To Pursue Being A Songwriter... I Practised Relentlessly And Started Recording My Own Eps. At 16 I Moved To London And Played Any Gigs I Could, Selling Cds From My Rucksack To Fund Recording The Next, And It Snowballed From There.

I Think I've Been Around For A While. But I Still Have To Pay My Dues.