Singer Seal has denied reports that his "volcanic temper" is the reason behind the split from wife Heidi Klum, insisting that he is not an angry man.

Seal, who is raising four children - Leni, 7, Henry, 6, Johan, 5, and two-year-old Lou - with the German supermodel, announced their split Jan 23.

"I'm not going to sit here and lie to you and say that I don't get animated... but having a volcanic temper, raising my voice or screaming... at my wife or my children or that being the reason for a breakup... that's like water off a duck's back for me, but it's hurtful... That our kids may come across that piece of information, which just isn't true...," contactmusic.com quoted the 48-year-old as saying.