I guess the line between being paranoid and being a rock star is smaller than one would expect.

I’m not religious but I’m definitely very spiritual person. I’ve always said that religion is for people who are scared of ending up in hell. Spirituality is for those who’ve already been there.

You would not like me if you knew me.

I'd like to be more of a bad influence than a role model. I'm getting lots of boys to wear eye-liner again which is good.

Music has touched me deeply, sometimes to tears. But at the same time it's been life-affirming, because I've been grateful for the fact that I'm alive and human and capable of being so moved.

Don't let small minded people dictate how you should look and be free.

Dresses, I find, are impractical in social situations, but I enjoy wearing them a great deal on stage.