Gabrielle Aplin

I love the folk-rock of the Seventies and the pop of the Eighties. ”

I still love records, and I've been fortunate that my parents bought me a record player so I didn't just have my vinyls to stare at! ”

I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out. ”

I don't feel like a pop star. I like being able to live my life the same as my mates. I don't get recognised much. ”

I'm quite annoying and can't imagine what it would be like living with me 24/7. ”

When I went to City of Bath College, I studied the music business. ”

Before I'd even started doing music or having opportunities with my own music, I was studying production and business and stuff anyway. I knew there were so many jobs within the music industry - songwriting or session playing or working at a label - and I was really interested in how it all works. ”

I just write songs and hope that they do well. I'm sure there is some pressure from someone at the label, but I'd rather keep away from it. ”

I have hundreds and hundreds of people from Brazil, Chile, Columbia and Argentina, every day, buying my music and telling me about it online. ”

I feel more comfortable in a place like Brighton - a town, with one centre, one bus station, one train station. And there are so many arty, creative people, and things are less rushed, less stressed. ”