A tricky one, this. Find your passion in your art. If you're a musician, it can feel like it's an itch that constantly needs scratching. You create a song, you release it into the world, and now you want people to notice it and tell you it's great.

Or worse, like me, you have a bunch of songs that you think are bad and don't play them to anyone. I reluctantly played some old songs to my partner Christian and he said 'they're great, what's the problem?' and they ended up on my next album. And people like them.

Imposter syndrome can affect anyone. It can stop you making your art in the first place. It can affect people who perform in front of thousands of people.

Here's the thing I realised. It's none of my business what people think of me. Everyone responds to different songs of mine in a different way. I feel compelled to write and record them, even though I've described the process like pulling out my own intestines, but they're out, they exist, and next thing I know I've got the nerve to stand on a stage and make people listen to them.

But here's the thing. They do listen. There's the bar right there, they could go and get a drink, and some do, but others listen and clap and some say after that they liked my songs.

All I have to do is stand there, sing and play. I remember where my feet are, where my head is. I check that I'm not closing myself down, or responding to stress, or distractions from the audience. I check that the mic and my pedal board are in comfortable places. I own the stage and I look out at the people who have chosen to be there.

If you enjoy the process of making music, of performing, then do it. No one's forcing you to. And it's none of your business what they think of you. Do what you love, and love what you do, and drop all the extra baggage. It's too damn heavy!