New Jersey shaped who and what I am. Growing up in Jersey gave you all the advantages of New York, but you were in its shadow. Anyone who's come from here will tell you that same story.

My favorite place in the whole world is Nashville. Because it's my home, it's Music City. It's like, everybody there is so artistic and so creative, and nice! Everybody's really friendly.

I never had, like, a nanny that took care of me. My mom always fed me breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Hawaii is paradise. It sounds cheesy to say it, but there's music in the air there.

My parents were very strict. They thought boarding school would do me good. So, when I was about seven, I was put in one in India for a while.

I grew up in Denton, east Manchester, and was raised by my late father, Reg, a barber.