he is self-deprecating and piss-taking; moments of quiet introspection give way to swagger. he swears a lot, with a “fucking” count on a level with the goodfellas script. “i’m so shy i never used to be able to look people in the eye for more than two seconds,” he says, before declaring: “if you think of the musical landscape as a jungle, i want to be a fucking elephant.” - doya beardmore