Cee Lo Green believes writing a song is an 'act of faith'

The 'Bright Lights, Bigger City' singer confessed he has no idea if a song is going to be a hit when he creates it, but writes all his tracks from the gut.

He said: 'You have to go with what you feel. Every time you write a song it's an act of faith.

' hate to ruin it for people. Maybe I should start saying I expected the hits, but honestly, it would be like saying people are predictable and that's a little insulting.'

Cee Lo ' real name Thomas DeCarlo Callaway ' also confesses his career path has 'shaped' him as a person.

The 36-year-old star added: ''ve always been recognisable in one way or another. Music did a lot for me ' it gave me shape, form and fashion.'

Despite being best known for his pop songs ' including 'Run' and 'Crazy' with Gnarls Barkley ' Cee Lo was originally inspired by the rock scene.

He said: "Rock 'n' roll always spoke to me. Judas Priest had the look that I liked- when I was young I wanted to wear spikes.

"I like things to be sincere and Black Sabbath was the most genuinely evil music that I heard."