What was the first gig you went to?
My brothers were in loads of different bands in Ireland – they played the Irish equivalent of the V Festival when I was nine. I had a VIP pass and was running riot backstage. I walked into Bryan Adams’ dressing room. He was like: ‘What’s this f***ing kid doing here? Get him out.’ Then I went into Extreme’s dressing room and met Nuno Bettencourt, who now plays guitar for Rihanna. I said: ‘You’re my hero,’ and he gave me his guitar pick and a T-shirt. It was brilliant.