111 Quotes by Paolo Nutini

Racism is one of the worst forms of torture because it's directed at something you never asked for and something you can't change.

I've never had anything as formal as vocal lessons.

The first time I did everything was in Paisley - the first time I went to the pictures or the bowling or the ice rink or the swimming baths.

I learned to sing from my mum and dad's record collection.

I've always enjoyed the bohemia of Paisley.

As a kid, I loved to sing along to the Drifters and Otis Redding.

Paisley offered me and my family a life, way back, and it has continued to do so.

The success was a difficult thing for me to get my head round. When it gets too much, I just have to disappear - to sort my head.

I don't mind being criticised, but hearing yourself described as the next James Blunt - that hurts.