You financed your first album Pointless Nostalgic off your student loan and released it on an independent a year ago.  Since then you’ve had some impressive achievements – magazine covers, photo shoots, appearing on Parkinson.  However, it's only now that the majority is hearing about you.  Do you feel like you’re starting out again?
I would never gauge how I feel about my career, whether people know me or not.  I’ve been playing live for about eight years so I feel like I’m kinda of an old hand in a way.  People find out about new people every day so it doesn’t really come into it for me.
Universal, has its eyes on you filling lots of Christmas stockings this year – is that a bit premature? 
It’s not really my job to think of it.  I’m very proud of the album that I made.  I think a lot of people would like it so I feel that’s as far as my job goes but a lot of crazy things can be done in the music industry these days, so you never know.
You did an in-store appearance at HMV in Oxford Street on the day your album was released.  What was that like and what did they let you take home for free?
They gave me the new Strokes record for free.  The in-store was really overwhelming.  Because I’d been away for three weeks [in New York], I missed all the run-up to the publicity so I got up and was like “Is anyone going to turn up?” and it was absolutely packed.  I was signing records for an hour and half.  It was really humbling and overwhelming, to see all these people really wanting to meet me and get their records signed.
Why are there very few original compositions on Twentysomething?
It’s not like I didn’t have enough songs written.  A part of what I do is reinterpret other songs – it’s as much a part of what I do as writing songs, so that’s why.  And also, by covering songs, you begin to feel as though you’ve written them.  You can’t just play a cover of a song, you have to reinterpret them and do something new.
Your album isn’t digitally tweaked, giving it that live feel to it.  Is that something you would want to try for the next one?
It depends what needs I have for the next album ‘cos on this one, we wanted to record it live like a gig.  If I want to do some more electronic things on the next record or if I need it, I’ll use it but on this one we just didn’t need so there was no point.
Who is your stylist? 
Who’s my stylist?
Who decided on 'this' look?  (Jamie's sporting a pair of red Converse trainers)
Me.
I’m not sure about those Converse trainers.
I don’t only wear them.  I wear lots of things.
OK…
Do you think I should change the shoes?
Yes.  It reminds me of the Reduced Shakespeare Company.
Oh blimey!  Do they wear Converse?  I dress how I feel comfortable and that’s kinda it really.  
You’ve been dubbed many things (“Sinatra in sneakers”, “the Robbie Williams of jazz”) but also “has Gareth Gates cute good looks”.  I’d be insulted if someone said that about me.
Yeah, I know, absolutely!  It’s all PR bullshit, isn’t it?  I don’t look anything like any of them. Who do I look like?
You don’t look like anyone I can immediately think of.
There you go!  You can put that in your article and start something fresh.
Time Out described you as having “the hair of a Lego man” – what do you think about that?
I’m not really sure what that means.  I met the reviewer the other day, and I asked her and she said “I don’t know – it just came out”. 
Have you been round to Parky’s for tea?
No but he has taken me to The Ivy for lunch!  That’s quite impressive, isn’t it?  He’s been very supportive.  It’s kinda through him that I was signed to Universal.
What other TV shows have you got lined up?
I’m on Blue Peter!
You’ll get a badge.
I will definitely be getting a badge.  I won’t leave until I have a badge.
What are you going to use it for?  It won’t get you into The Ivy.
No, it won’t get me into The Ivy but it might get me into Sunset Strip in Soho.