I was gutted to leave my boyfriend at home when I started my tour, but taking my pillow was like taking a little bit of him with me.

When you're around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don't have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day.

When I was a little kid it was my dream to go to drama school, but it was never something I thought would happen to me. I was a Jewish girl from North London and things like that don't happen to Jewish girls from North London called Amy Winehouse.

Life is so much more rewarding if you strive for something, rather than take what's given to you on a plate.

I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.

Now I think that going to the gym is the best drug. I go four times a week and it gives me the buzz I need.

It's important for me to be with a musician or someone who has a creative mind.