Quotes from Craig David

I have enough rings to cover both hands, but that is crass. There is a fine line between looking nice and looking over. Sometimes, I look at myself and say, 'Craig, that is over.' You have to be careful.

My thing is, for artists who are having success, being given an award shouldn't be the thing that defines you in the first place.

Kasabian are wicked. They've got the hit songs, but it's the presence in the performance and the attitude with it that I love.

Psychologically, when you've been overweight, you want to achieve the polar opposite.

We can all accept criticism of creative work, but to be publicly ridiculed for it is incredibly difficult to deal with.

You know a date's gone really well when she's happy with nothing fancier than a Big Mac and fries!

I was devastated by Gene Wilder's death.

Thankfully, my manager didn't talk me into 'Big Brother' or 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'

People use the 'love' word too early. When you've got that trust thing locked down, when you've lived together, and you know each other's good and bad qualities inside out, at that moment, you know if you truly love someone.

You find your personality real quick in school.

By fusing R&B with a U.K. garage sound, you can create energy. 'Fill Me In' showed me that.

It's like a god-given gift that I've actually been able to go out and sing my songs.

If you're in a good relationship, you should be able to say to your girlfriend, 'That girl walking down the street is great.'

Be yourself. If you're not yourself, who are you? But take advice; listen to people. If you're not listening, you're lost. You're a sheep among wolves.

We need to stop thinking the grass is greener on the other side and be happy with the love we have.

I've realised that as long as the youth has the ability to use social media, and their voice is there, people can actually cut through the nonsense and see what's really going on.

When I started writing material, I realised you could take a ballad like Usher's 'Nice and Slow,' sing the same melody over a garage track, and everyone would be up and dancing.

Getting my mum a house was a really great feeling.

I leave it very open because, at the end of the day, it's one of those things where I shouldn't have to reinforce and state, 'No, I'm a heterosexual' - because that's all nonsense.

I grew up on dancehall music, and it holds a strong place in my heart.

You have to have those times when your hunger and drive is in a different place because you're under pressure to have success.

As much as money is important for security, for me, it is worth nothing without music.

'Fill Me In' went to number one at the same time Destiny's Child released 'Say My Name.' Having a number one over Destiny's Child at their peak was just madness to me.

I relish performing.