My dad's family were political and he was always a theatrical creature, whereas my mum is really musical and her father was the touring pianist with Nat King Cole. My family was an explosive mixture of politics, religion and music - no wonder I turned out how I did.

Some songs come from my head, some from my throat, but there will always be moments when it is an injection of the soul.

It's ridiculous for a woman to say that she's not attracted to other women. That's completely false.

Forget health clinics and gyms. Sex is the best cure. One good night of sex and your problems are gone.

It doesn't surprise me that people can't see beyond my image. It's amazing, but I can understand it. That's what image is for. But it's never a problem for me. It's only a problem for them. I don't really care. I do what I want regardless.

When I perform on stage I become those male bullies, those dominators from my childhood. That's probably why it's so scary, because they scared me.

I don't collaborate. You're born alone, you die alone, you get on stage alone.