I’m an advocate for several causes and organisations that I have personal connections with. Promoting these causes is often linked to my music. Save Soho began as a way to give something back to the performing arts sector in London – the culture that for over 20 years, has been an invaluable platform for me as an artist. It’s a part of our culture that I believe deserves as rich a future as it’s history, for all independent and emerging artists. My role as a spokesperson for grassroots music venues and music cities has meant that I have developed a strong relationship with the Music Venue Trust and their incredible work.
Given my LGBT parentage having a powerful influence on my outlook on life (tolerance, acceptance and the liberty of individuals) means those values are always front and centre in my work. Love as a human right may seem an obvious concept to those of us who are free to love who and how we wish to love. But there are many communities in the world who are not afforded liberty and justice in the way that some of us enjoy, and ultimately take for granted. This is something I actively promote with my What Love Would Want projects and have been proud to assist Amnesty International in promoting their humanitarian work.