I have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.

I was adopting an Ethiopian child, that's not true. My house was haunted, that wasn't true. God, there's been so many rumours.

I love a card. You know, cards? At birthdays? I collect them.

Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason.

Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing my first album, I didn't mean to but I just did.

In the songs I can still be really really direct but in interviews when I'm explaining my songs I shouldn't be so direct about who they're about.

Even if I did have, you know, a 'Sports Illustrated' body, I'd still wear elegant clothes.