There are certain songs I cannot hear because they are so personal that it hurts me to listen.

Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff.

My dad always had music playing around us and he was always a happy chirpy man with a beautiful voice. I was always singing around the house and I assumed that's what all families did. It wasn't until I went through that nasty teenage stage that I started to realise that wasn't the case.

I wouldn't be with a man who was scared of me, but I don't think men are scared of me - look at me, I'm tiny. I don't think I'm capable of putting anyone off. I'm a nice girl.

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

There are certain songs I cannot hear because they are so personal that it hurts me to listen.

I know definitive points in my life and in relationships because of my songs. I write my music so that I'll never be bored of it.