My mouth is a womb. My teeth are my children. My tongue is their babysitter.

Music is like a mirror in front of you. You're exposing everything, but surely that's better than suppressing.

The ocean is a central image. It is the symbolism of a great journey.

When I was growing up, I'd be in the choir. My mum was the organist in the church, so I'd sing in the church.

We called the album 'Amarantine' to mean everlasting. Poets use the word to describe an everlasting flower and I loved the image of that.

I didn't expect such a huge reaction, but I knew I was doing something different to everything else that was happening at the time.

I'm not one for walking the beaches humming a melody. I love the discipline of sitting in the studio, writing and listening. That is my domain.