I'd gone from being this art student messing about with music to this girl with a record deal, magazine front covers and all this hype. In many ways, it was everything I ever wanted, but when it happened all I felt was total, paralysing fear.

I love Lady Gaga and I love Katy Perry and R&B and rap music... I love big, American pop music.

In a conversation, the words can get stuck, I don't know what to say, I get very anxious.

For someone so conflicted, who am I to give advice to anybody? It’s such a funny, grandiose idea

I think I just have a problem generally in life of wanting more of everything - more emotion, more drama, more glitz.

I used to dress like an eight-year-old boy. Traveling has inspired me to be more experimental.

I feel a responsibility to the fans who have paid to see me and I want to give as good a show as I possibly can.