"I love Amy Winehouse. My favourite thing was seeing her going into Shoreditch police station (in connection to a bribery plot) because that's where I was nicked. It's obviously the popstar cop shop. She really inspired me to sing again. For me, the measure of a great singer is whether they make me cry. I love GeorgeMichael's voice but he never made me cry. Amy makes it sound effortless, but she's not faking it. It comes down to a complete package, feeling it, doing it, living it... She looks as if she should be in Hairspray. The pencil skirt, the beehive, always slightly dizzy. She reminds me of myself in the early days of Culture Club."
