Jake Carter: The person I turn to most in life is my mum. I still ring her every day

You’re constantly chasing the euphoria of being on stage — it's a drug

Jake Carter: From the age of 13, I was going to gigs hanging around backstage and in places I shouldn't have been.

I grew up in Liverpool with my mum, dad, my sister Kiara who is two years older than me, and my brother Nathan who is eight years older than me.

Music was always a huge part of my life from an early age. I played the fiddle from about seven or eight and we used to go down to the ‘Liverpool Irish Centre’ every Monday night for lessons. We competed every year in the Fleadh Cheoil.