Craig David

In the course of my career, which has been an incredible rollercoaster ride, I look at the journey and think it's been immense. ”

When you first come out of the box, you want to play the 300-capacity place, then it's 1,600-capacity, then it's an arena - so, do you want to be in a stadium now? The ego keeps telling you that it's not enough. ”

I grew up on dancehall music, and it holds a strong place in my heart. ”

When I write a song, I get the melody right first, and then hopefully I can back it up with a lyric that has to respect the melody. ”

I played 'Rewind' so many times in the club to see which parts were working, see how the crowd reacted to it. ”

You have to have those times when your hunger and drive is in a different place because you're under pressure to have success. ”

It amazes me how quickly you can earn money. ”

I like buying people little things, not flooding them with money, trying to win them. ”

As much as money is important for security, for me, it is worth nothing without music. ”

My thing is, for artists who are having success, being given an award shouldn't be the thing that defines you in the first place. ”