I'm not that type of musician where I can sit down at the piano and work out a song; I actually really enjoy that process of sitting with somebody and having nothing and then suddenly something starts appearing. You struggle with it, and then suddenly a song starts to appear. Then, you've got to try and muscle it - there's that word again - into something and you do. You tussle with it and play with it and roll around with it and suddenly, magically, something appears.

New York is a great place to feel inspired all the time.

I do use texting as a great way to communicate quickly, but I dont Twitter or anything.

Really, what I'm always drawn to is the voice - PJ Harvey , Björk . If the voice interests me, then I'm interested to listen to what's happening.

Vocally, I really like going into the darker side of myself.

I often find myself on my knees praying to something or someone to not be in control.

I go to a very visual place when I'm singing. It's very cinematic and I get this feeling of space. I love when music does that.