United Kingdom, April 14 -- Sam Ryder loves his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)-governed life.

The 36-year-old singer acknowledges the "madness" of his intense daily needs, such as cleaning - which trumps his life - as well as achieving 10,000 steps "for no reason".

But Sam will always protect his chronic mental health condition - uncontrollable and reoccuring obsessive thoughts and repetitive compulsive behaviours that dictate a person - because he enjoys following a really strict routine.

In a candid discussion with 44-year-old singer Paloma Faith on the latest episode of her Mad, Sad and Bad podcast, the Spaceman hitmaker said: "I don't want to get checked out for it, because I like it. I don't want it to change.

"I don't want ...