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People in Glasgow are really rowdy which is good.
I picked up the guitar at 15 because of Taylor Swift.
Sadly, people assume that I am happy because I am so skinny.
The worst quality in a man is a really big ego - that would turn me off.
Stay Out' is about all the stereotypes of people you meet out and about.
When I used to write songs, especially on my own, it was just me and a guitar.
Doing the Yumi cmapign has shown me lots of different looks I'd not tried before.
Being with somebody who makes you feel great, you could be anywhere doing anything.
I still get the bus into town, still do all the things I used to before I was signed.
People are pretty normal in Scotland, I've had a few crazy fan experiences elsewhere.
So what comes naturally to me is writing lyrics and writing songs and telling stories.
My career is my whole life, so if I'm not happy with that, it affects everything else.
It's always weird when people come out to see you because everything's mostly online now.
I think when I started my first album, I was 17 or 18, so I guess I was basically a child.
But shows like 'The X Factor' are a great showcase but people are not taking it for real music.
I previously played King Tut's in Glasgow, which is one of my favourite gigs. It's really intimate.
I like people who have their own quirky style. I'm not really attracted to typically good looking men.
I came from a really small village outside Edinburgh in Scotland and had quite a sheltered upbringing.
I don't know if I could lip-sync while waterskiing. I had to do that on horseback and it was a nightmare.
If people really like your music but you're not selling so many records, I don't think it really matters.
I was wearing leather studded jackets, but I was playing acoustic folk music, so it was quite a weird mix.
But, I think that as long as you have a distinct voice and personality, you can kind of dress how you want.
I genuinely have no eating problem. I eat so much food. I think there's a lot of girls who are similar to me.
I dyed my hair blonde when I was 13 because I wanted to be like my mum and my gran, who both have blonde hair.
I'm now 23 and feel like it's been a full 'crash course' in the music industry - I've only just found my sound.
I write songs that mean something to me because I want to connect with people and make them feel something too.
I get on really well with Jake Gosling, who is a great producer, and I have written a song with Fraser T Smith.
I would literally never think about melody. I never thought people listened to melody because I listen to words.
Nothing makes me happier than writing a song that I think is good or that I want to play. Writing songs helps me.
When I wrote my debut album I was around 17, I didn't really know what my sound was or who I was and what I wanted.
I really struggle to get up in the morning, but I also get my best ideas really late at night, when I'm trying to sleep.
I think Taylor Swift, in the days when she was kind of doing more country style, definitely was a big inspiration for me.
When I got dropped, no one really wanted to work with me... I felt like my career was over and I didn't really know what to do.
When you go on tour and see everyone, you're like, "Oh my god. This is actually real life." That inspires me to write more songs.
I can't put on weight, even though I eat so much and I'm not saying that in a good way because I love curves and I love carbs too.
I don't think I'm delusional, but I'm definitely a dreamer; I definitely want to see the best in things and I believe in what I do.
It seems as though if you go on tour with someone that means you're automatically going out with them. I'm just focusing on my music.
I was thrust into the spotlight and didn't really know what I was doing. The opportunity was amazing but I wasn't ready for any of it.
I like to get off my phone because when I sit with my phone, I don't feel creative cos I'm just sitting reading other people's things.
I won't write every one of my personal experiences into songs as I think it could be a bit depressing - and its nice to not be too open.
I would love to work with Calvin Harris because I think he's a really good songwriter and producer and he does everything, which I like.
Moving to London was a culture shock, but in a really good way. I'm more aware now, and I'm less trusting of people in the music industry.
I think you really have to know what you want if you want to be an artist. Otherwise, you just kind of end up in space, just floating around.
Sometimes when I'm writing a song I'll get carried away with production when I'm only on the first verse, and that sacrifices the songwriting.
I think everyone goes through it in university, figuring out whether or not they're doing the right course. I guess I'm the same, but in music.
Traveling really inspires me, seeing other cities and going on tour. If you've got fans online, it's hard to remember those people are real people.
I feel like there's a lot of albums that are like 'woo! we're young, let's have fun' and there's a lot of albums that are abstract, with mature lyrics.
I'd been an artist since I was 17 and I was used to just putting things on iTunes. So I was like, I need to educate myself and figure out the new industry.
I just find it so weird that I can come to another continent and have people turn up. I guess it's just the internet... It just makes it so available to everyone.
I've spent a lot of time in Inverness, playing gigs and on a radio tour. I like heading up there because it is very tranquil and a contrast to how busy London is.