What people don't understand is that how you are as an artist depends on how you are emotionally.

I'm never happy with my face, my hair, I haven't really got any boobs and I'm not really that tall.

I like the idea about somewhere there being a world... somewhere there's a world that I don't know about. But also, that somewhere, there was once something that disappeared.

I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it'll teach you valuable things and you'll grow stronger, which is what I've done.

I was super brainy and a proper geek at school, but there would always be a boy. But that sort of obsession did turn me into a songwriter. My writing has always come from that feeling of infatuation.

My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I'm glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person.

I start really missing London when I go away. I have a little flat, but very central. I live above a pub and you'd think it'd be a nightmare, but I like hearing the music and it's quite comforting.