Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Tom Fletcher

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Last updated on November 5, 2024.

Thomas Michael Fletcher is an English singer, musician, songwriter, composer, author and vlogger. He is one of the lead vocalists and rhythm guitarist of English pop rock band McFly, in addition to being the group's founder. He originally auditioned for, and was accepted into the band Busted before losing out on the place after the record label Island decided the band should be a trio rather than a four-piece. However, he still carried on writing with the band. In his 18-year career as a professional songwriter, Fletcher has penned 10 UK number one singles and 21 top-ten singles. He is credited as having written songs for One Direction, Busted, the Vamps and 5 Seconds of Summer.

English - Singer | Born: July 17, 1985

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It's always been important to involve my family as I knew when I signed up to 'Strictly' that it can take over your life.

Tom Fletcher

Having a kid has really helped me in my life. It gives you a sense of needing to be stable. It's not about you any more, it's about this child that you've decided to bring into the world.

Tom Fletcher

I'm the least rock'n'roll person ever.

Tom Fletcher

In late 2011, I watched a documentary by Stephen Fry called 'The Secret Life Of The Manic Depressive.' He shared his story of bipolar disorder and depression, and it sounded exactly like me. I just cried.

Tom Fletcher

On stage, I have my three band mates and my guitar in front of me, and mic stand and that's like your shield - it's genuinely amazing what having an instrument does for you, it's like your safety blanket, taking that away is really weird.

Tom Fletcher

I love reading interviews that we've done and seeing how we come across, and thinking, 'Mmm, maybe we shouldn't say that again.'

Tom Fletcher

If there's an Italian in the kitchen, let them get on with it.

Tom Fletcher

I Google McFly a lot, once a day, to see what people are writing.

Tom Fletcher

Being famous for being famous isn't our scene.

Tom Fletcher

We're not idiots.

Tom Fletcher

Dancing every day certainly gets you into shape.

Tom Fletcher

My nan and grandad were really important. They took me to school every day. I couldn't have gone to theatre school without them because my parents had to work - there wasn't much money.

Tom Fletcher

Doing that on my own, the idea of touring on my own does not excite me very much.

Tom Fletcher

You only do 'Strictly' once, and I don't want to have to worry about competing with Harry Judd!

Tom Fletcher

My dad worked for Kodak and was made redundant when I was about 14. Despite this, my parents did everything they could to help me and my sister do what we wanted to do.

Tom Fletcher

All the stuff we have to edit out of our music, we put in our kids book.

Tom Fletcher

One of the things I love most about being in a band is being with my friends.

Tom Fletcher

I'd go to Starbucks and order a frappuccino and blueberry muffin and that was me for the day. Not only would I beat myself up internally if I consumed anything else, I'd be in a foul mood if we were working somewhere there was no Starbucks. It was an obsession - and a deeply unhealthy one.

Tom Fletcher

Being able to build with my kids using my own Lego pieces that I've had for over 30 years combined with their new sets, that's really special. I can't think of anything else that was part of my childhood and now part of my parenthood.

Tom Fletcher

We had absolutely no experience in writing kids books and its a very competitive market. But we buy and read a lot of children's books and we felt that our books had that extra something we were always looking for.

Tom Fletcher

I literally asked Giovanna to be my girlfriend the day I met her when she walked into assembly when we were 13, literally straight away.

Tom Fletcher

Being in a band is the best job in the world!

Tom Fletcher

I had a really happy childhood.

Tom Fletcher

I'm such a crier.

Tom Fletcher

My dad worked 12-hour shifts in the Kodak factory - I remember creeping about when he was on nights - but he was also lead singer in a band playing in British Legion and working men's clubs. My earliest memories are of being sat at the back of a pub, falling asleep on the bench while my dad played.

Tom Fletcher

I hate the idea of parenting being this false perfect picture. It's challenging and difficult at times. I like the fact I can be honest about that and people seem to respect that.

Tom Fletcher

I wanted to lose weight, but rather than going about it the sensible way, I pretty much stopped eating.

Tom Fletcher

We live in an age where kids are so familiar with screens, I wanted to show that with a little imagination a book can be just as interactive.

Tom Fletcher

There is no shame in therapy, no shame in seeking help.

Tom Fletcher

It's hard not to use cliches when talking about parenthood.

Tom Fletcher

Whenever I leave 'Strictly' I want to be able to touch my toes.

Tom Fletcher

I absolutely love being a dad.

Tom Fletcher

It's only after the first six months that it really becomes fun for dads.

Tom Fletcher

Ever since I was a child, I've always been highly emotional. I'd feel excited one moment, then the polar opposite the next.

Tom Fletcher

When Giovanna was pregnant with Buzz, I was searching so much on what it's like to be a dad. If I can provide any insights that's obviously a really good thing to spread.

Tom Fletcher

I think we had a really nice level of fame.

Tom Fletcher

Although I started writing children's books before I had kids, my approach changed after I became a dad.

Tom Fletcher

It's very useful to be able to look inside the mind of a seven-year-old when you're writing for youngsters that age.

Tom Fletcher

My career as an author began as I saw it as a natural progression from music, as both music and books are a method of storytelling.

Tom Fletcher

When you look back the stuff that means the most to you is just being with your mates and having fun.

Tom Fletcher

I never think about the message I'm putting across in a song.

Tom Fletcher

It's by far the most challenging responsibility I will ever experience but it's such a huge privilege being able to be a father.

Tom Fletcher

It's a strange kind of responsibility being in the public eye and having people who follow you and admire you.

Tom Fletcher

What my wife and I love so much about reading with our children is that we are given a better understanding of them, as we see what they connect with.

Tom Fletcher

I was nearly in Busted.

Tom Fletcher

We naturally are getting older and one of the beauties about being in a band is it keeps you feeling young.

Tom Fletcher

Fame is not all it's cracked up to be, and I felt self-conscious in the public eye.

Tom Fletcher

Being a dad you realise that it's not about you any more. All the cliches are true I think.

Tom Fletcher

I've spent a lot of long car journeys listening to audiobooks, so I know firsthand just how amazing they can be.

Tom Fletcher

Without McFly, who are we? Trying to find out and pretend you're happy with that new version of you was really difficult.

Tom Fletcher

I'm really just a big kid!

Tom Fletcher

Musically, I feel like the band was always my outlet.

Tom Fletcher

Parenthood helps you be less selfish, because you don't care about anything as much as you do them.

Tom Fletcher

I love being a hands on dad I can't imagine it any other way.

Tom Fletcher

We wanted to write a book that we would have read as kids, and would love to read to our children.

Tom Fletcher

I am the last person on the dance floor at a wedding, I am the person that awkwardly hangs around the edge and says no unless they've had a few glasses of wine.

Tom Fletcher

We never expect to go to No 1 - though of course we always hope to.

Tom Fletcher

I've always felt like there'd be pressure if I ever did 'Strictly.'

Tom Fletcher

Even at a McFly show, if I don't have a guitar for a few minutes... and suddenly being on my own, without my band mates and on the dance floor with no instrument and not singing, it will be absolutely terrifying.

Tom Fletcher

If it wasn't for musical theatre I wouldn't have met my wife, McFly wouldn't exist, none of it would have happened.

Tom Fletcher

Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Tom Fletcher

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