I'm not frightened of appearing vulnerable.

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.

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

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.

If I heard someone else singing like me, I would buy it in a heartbeat.

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.

I was expecting it to be cynical because I'm like that myself. I wouldn't want it to be all roses because life isn't like that.