I was an accomplished junior tennis player up to around fourteen years old. At fourteen or fifteen I made the decision to venture off to make my life 100% music.

When you play competitive tennis you are competing against someone else and you have to win. Playing music I didn't have to win I had to become better within myself.

When I lost a tennis match that made me upset or hurt emotionally I would find myself going to the piano and playing for hours. It was my place of refuge and solace.

The thing I learned from playing tennis is that I know what competition is. I can handle rejection.

There is competition. It's almost like I'm back in tennis competing in a way. There are usually about twenty composers vying for the number one spot for a big or medium film.

My motto is: I'm alive, so that means I can do anything.

To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.

We've been training and playing full-time since we were 18 and 19. So after tennis, we'll be excited to see what it's like to have more free time.

In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.

Sure, I've been on the Tube...I caught it to Eastbourne once.