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The 'Helicopter' singer revealed that his upcoming solo album The Boxer was the inspiration for his move overseas.
Monster and Critics quotes him as saying: "Making a record has really made me fall in love with New York. I'd never seen the soul of the city until I recorded my record there. It made me realise I have to move there. I'm going to move there this year."
The star added: "I think my greatest asset is my emotive-sounding voice and for a long time I rallied against that.
"It's really in 2009 that I've come to savour the quality of my voice. It's strange talking about your own voice as something separate from you - it isn't for me, but it seems to have an effect on people."
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