Joby Fox: I stopped drinking a long time ago. If I hadn’t, I might not be here today

My morning routine is turning on Radio Ulster as soon as I waken up. It's a habit. I give myself 15 minutes before I get out of bed. I meditate and repeat a few positive affirmations. I have breakfast with the family. When I'm home, I take my son to school for 8.15am.

My wife, Sophie, makes bread and I really look forward to breakfast every day. Sometimes I eat cheese and toast or Sophie's bread, sometimes peanut butter and yoghurt.

Something vegetarian and high in protein. I'm diabetic, so stay away from carbohydrates as best I can.

Always vegetable-based food. In the winter I have plenty of stew, Asian food like tofu, broccoli and lentils. It's brown rice and salads in summer. I love Middle Eastern food like falafels.

Nutrition is very important to me as I'm diabetic. I take fish oil from Norway as part of a daily routine. It's the purest fish oil you can get and it has worked wonders for me. It's truly enhanced my wellbeing.

I've never been on a real diet to lose weight, but I'm quite familiar with how my body responds to certain foods if I overindulge. So, in that respect, I don't diet but just take a common-sense approach.

My wife is Danish and Danish pastry and Danish bread is a Sunday tradition in her family. I have sourced Norwegian brown cheese that I have fallen in love with. I don't indulge in the pastry, but the pleasure comes from watching my wife and son enjoy it.

I aim for 30-40 minutes of walking each day. I can break that up into several brisk 10-minute walks. It's a way for me to drop out of whatever work I'm doing and let my mind idle a bit which usually allows me to keep things regulated and in order in my head. I'm also a philosophical person so if I get stressed, I focus on all the good things in my life and exercise my gratitude for it.

There are so many methods out there, but I feel that it boils down to one thing – pushing yourself a little bit every day. Keep moving.

My relationship with school was difficult as it transpired in later life that I'm dyslexic. I was popular and well liked, but I wasn't in to football or sports in general. I was always a dreamer.

Definitely teetotal. When I was in Energy Orchard I drank far too much, so I stopped drinking a long time ago. If I hadn't, I might not be here today.

Stairs. Lifts are only for equipment.

I'm reading a couple of books at the moment. One is The Ghost Limb by Claire Mitchell and the other is The Truth Behind the Irish Famine by Jerry Mulvihill.

It's always documentaries for me. I'm not a big fan of the never-ending series of drama and sci-fi. For me, the truth will always be stranger than fiction and more compelling. At the moment I'm watching Human – The World Within. I love gaining knowledge about the world we live in.

I spent most of the pandemic locked down in Denmark with Sophie and Ruairi, in the remote Danish countryside. The first six months were difficult but I also ‘found' myself and recognised that I had been pretty uncentered for a long, long time. I re-evaluated what was important to me – and, crucially, what wasn't.

I have learnt to play the piano and I've started mountain-biking and taking on more outdoor pursuits.

I relax with my family – eating, going for walks or watching a family film. And I relax through having conversations with people. Talking with people helps me to relax. I travel a lot and I love a good random conversation.

To raise my profile even more and have my new music played on every single radio station and in every household in Ireland.

This is a good question because when I'm at home I go to bed relatively early, but if I'm off gigging, late nights are part of the lifestyle. If I work late, I sleep late, as I always insist on getting enough sleep. I've read a lot about the benefits of sleep. I'm not a conventional 9-5 working person so I have varied routines.

My biggest gripe comes from seeing cities with character that I have travelled to over 40 years in music, becoming homogenised with big brands and the same over-the-top office buildings. I'm not against progress, but it's sad to see how some cities and towns have gone.

Yes, of course. You are always evolving, becoming conscientious and aware of the human condition.

No, I don't think the coronavirus made me think like that at all. I've always had a good sense of my mortality. I've experienced worse than the coronavirus. I was born and raised in west Belfast during the worst of the Troubles. There is a theory about artists trying to become immortal, but I think I recognise at this stage that a lot of my songs and my work will hopefully be my legacy.