Quotes from Tom Fletcher

My dad used to tell me stories about aliens and UFOs when I was a kid and I was fascinated by science fiction and aliens.

Our first ever live gig was in front of Buckingham Palace, an Olympic event attended by some of the royal family, and we had to follow James Brown.

Parenthood helps you be less selfish, because you don't care about anything as much as you do them.

It's hard not to use cliches when talking about parenthood.

Being able to build with my kids using my own Lego pieces that I've had for over 30 years combined with their new sets, that's really special. I can't think of anything else that was part of my childhood and now part of my parenthood.

I wanted to lose weight, but rather than going about it the sensible way, I pretty much stopped eating.

I'm just a bit awkward, but people think I'm rude.

My wife's Italian, so pasta is a go-to for my eldest - he loves a good pasta. My middle child is a scavenger, he'll just eat whatever.

I literally asked Giovanna to be my girlfriend the day I met her when she walked into assembly when we were 13, literally straight away.

It's hard when you're writing for someone else. You obviously always want to do your best work, but sometimes you write and have a song idea and you're like, 'Oh, it's so good I want to keep it for us.'

I was nearly in Busted.

We want to get our music out to the widest audience possible and working with a massive paper like The Mail On Sunday will definitely help us achieve that.

Going to Africa to highlight the plight of kids with AIDS and HIV made us realise just how lucky we are.

Being a dad you realise that it's not about you any more. All the cliches are true I think.

I always wanted to play Marius in 'Les Miserables,' I actually got offered the role but I had to commit to do it for six months, and as that meant I wouldn't have been able to tour with McFly I turned it down.

Ever since I was a child, I've always been highly emotional. I'd feel excited one moment, then the polar opposite the next.

I think a lot of the big companies need to be more conscious about the way they make their products. Fewer ingredients that are labelled really clearly, so you know exactly what's going on inside the pot.

I hate the idea of having to conform with what's current and what sounds good on radio at the moment.

It's only after the first six months that it really becomes fun for dads.

Without McFly, who are we? Trying to find out and pretend you're happy with that new version of you was really difficult.

I always knew, deep down, that I'd love to be an author, but I don't think I really thought about trying to do it seriously until it was time to leave school and consider what I'd do next.

After we covered Queen's 'Don't Stop Me Now,' Brian May and Roger Taylor sent us a bottle of champagne and asked us if we'd sing it on stage during the 'We Will Rock You' musical on what would have been Freddie Mercury's 60th birthday.

It's by far the most challenging responsibility I will ever experience but it's such a huge privilege being able to be a father.

It's not just about telling your kids what food is good for you, its about actually saying to them you're doing this because... or if you eat this before you go to football later it'll help you run even faster.