I'm quite glad I never learned to play the guitar, because I think I'd write songs that were more classically structured. As it is, I've had to create my own way of writing, which isn't typical. Everything's a big crescendo.

Growing up, I always wanted to be in punk bands, so I'm really enjoying the harder, heavier element. It's always been my dream to have people moshing at my gig, kind of that really feral element of the music coming out more. I love crowd-surfing.

I always seem to feel that everything is about to cave in on me. I think that maybe music is my protection from that and in some senses it's an outlet to turn it into something euphoric: embracing the eventual decline.

It's very flattering when you look into the crowd and people have made an effort and dressed in your style.

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

I get in fights with my sister all the time. She comes on the road with me and we fight - like sisters do.

I'm obsessed with choirs, and always have been, because of that sense of overwhelming vocals.