"If the Army helped towards my tuition fees I would then give them four years of my life."

"Absolutely, it's a really weird stage because at the minute, I can walk down the street and be unrecognised, lead a normal life, but my label and everybody is warning me that will be changing and I'm in for a rollercoaster ride."

"You can't break my spirit, it's my dreams you take."

"Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects. And the one job my father knew of, that he'd had experience of himself, was the army, so he could help me in that direction."

"My life is brillant, My love is pure."

"It's taken a long time but eventually when I had the songs in place and demos right and I found myself a manager, that's when everything started happening quickly but I think that's always the way it is."

"I guess if you're stupid enough to join the army without thinking about getting shot at, then you really are a fool."