Matt..

:: Was born in Tooting (South London)
:: Says that three albums that changed his life are The Streets - Original Pirate Material, Blink 182 - Enema Of The State and Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape
:: Went to Sylvia Young's Stage School
:: Says his three biggest icons are Dave Grohl, Suggs (lead singer in Madness) and his dad
:: Owns at least 35 pairs of jeans
:: Supports West Ham United
:: Has appeared in The Bill, Eastenders and Casualty
:: Likes fishing
:: Fave CD is Incubus - Make Yourself
:: Took his eyebrow ring out in December 2002
:: Used to like Kelly Osbourne
:: Used to want to be a fireman
:: Thinks old people should take another driving test
:: Thought the teacher they chose for the video of WIGTSF was fit
:: First CD was Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
:: Was inspired by his brother to get into music
:: Has been busted for fighting
:: Was nearly picked to be in a group called Skandal, if you remember them
:: Was in a band called Sabotage with his friends Peter and Chris - he describes it as 'bloody awful' and said they only ever did Green Day covers and never performed a gig
:: Recorded two songs with Miles Slater, 'Sunshine Lover' and 'Make You Mine'
:: Is the cleanest of the group, and the only one able to use a dishwasher
:: Described shows like Pop Idol etc as 'overrated karaoke' (that's the best description I've ever heard!)
:: Had a brittle bone disease and has broken 42 bones in his body - 28 of these by the time he was 10
:: Suffered from tunnel vision when he was younger, and had to wear thick glasses, which he hated so much, he tried to bury them in his garden!
:: Used to own pet ducks
:: Recently lost his blue biker jacket because he left it on a train, silly boy! lmao
:: Started off as the drummer in Busted
:: Once had to cut grass around open tanks filled with human poo.. after learning that the water is drained out of the poo and put back into the system, he no longer drinks tap water (eww!)
:: Rollerskated over his own hand (he was trying to stop himself falling) and broke four of his fingers (ouch!!)
:: Laughs at fart jokes, or when someone does a loud fart
:: Worked in Next when he was 17 - he only lasted four hours though!
:: Doesn't wear wristbands any more because fans stole all the ones he had
:: Had to shave all his hair off once because he used to leave gum behind his ear, and it got stuck in his hair
:: Hates being called Mattie - he says it makes him sound like a kid
:: Once took a girl to Barcelona
:: Once put an entire bottle of hair lightener in his hair - it turned bright orange and then went transparent
:: Wants a rock chick girlfriend (no, NOT Avril Lavigne - she pisses him off)
:: Most wanted to win Best Pop Act at this year's Brits because it would prove that they really are pop, not rock-wannabes (and his wish came true!)
:: Says he has always pushed himself to his limits
:: Parents (Linda and Kevin) met in a working men's club when she was just 14, and Kevin was 19
:: Mum worked in pubs, dad worked in a factory
:: Used to be called Fidget by his mother
:: Parents split up when he was three
:: Once sang Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger at a karaoke night, even though his mum wanted him to do Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around
:: This led to him singing on a track for the Vivian Ellis Awards (annual awards for songwriters)
:: Got a reputation as a trouble maker at school, even though he wasn't, and he ended up having to move schools for his GCSE's
:: Couldn't afford to go to Sylvia Young's, but she booked him for TV adverts etc, so he could pay the fees
:: Did not enjoy it as much as he would have liked because he always ended up with small parts, usually as a drug dealer, plus he was getting into music a lot more
:: Won a drum kit when he was 13 from a TV competition
:: His dad now buys lots of pop mags to find out what Matt is up to