I'm not Amy the star, I'm Amy the girl with the guitar.

I'm not trying to stay away from being a celebrity, I'm not saying, 'I'm sooo not famous,' I'm trying to continue being a musician in a time when everyone is very celebrity-led.

When I'm nervous, I stutter, and I had to keep stopping and starting.

If you're nice to me I'll never write anything bad about you.

I told Missy [Elliot] I couldn't believe how much she has done as a woman in a male-led arena and that she's an inspiration to me. When I got into the lift back to my room to get changed and go home, I broke down in tears.

People think stage school is a little star factory but the truth is kids like me learned about being in a team situation and going out to work earlier than a lot of kids did. I don't know anyone from drama school who's now sitting on their arse doing nothing.

Since I was 16, I've felt a black cloud hangs over me. Since then, I have taken pills for depression.