I thought about going onto the first one, Pop Idol. My mum was saying, ‘Go on!’ But I decided not to. ‘The X Factor,’ though, doesn’t really seem to be a show about musical talent anymore. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
Touring can be really tiring. I can get homesick, and I spend a lot of time on my phone. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
With the first album, there was a lot of angst. I was very naive. I thought I was on top of the whole thing, but I really didn’t know what I was getting into. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
I think it was definitely a love for the four- or five-part vocal male harmony groups that really took me away. I’d always try and be, like, the fifth Drifter; I’d always try and find another harmony that wasn’t there. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
I’m in the highest bracket. There’s no way that a 22-year-old should be hit for that amount of money when he’s got his whole life ahead of him. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
Sometimes when you get frustrated, your back is against the wall, and you come out fighting and knock out three songs in as many days. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
I left school just shy of 17: I’d started going into touring and that situation. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
You don’t want to go and make something, then go out and do shows, if you’re not really into it. You don’t want to go out there and make people feel like you’re grudging playing them a song. That’s a disturbing thought. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
I only became interested in clothes when I was in my mid-teens. I’d do things like spike my hair and put on a nice shirt, but I’d hardly call myself fashion-conscious. I just don’t have the energy. Paolo Nutini Read Quote
