You don't just have to be influenced by rock, or goth, anymore. It's okay to say, 'My influences are Tin Pan music from Bali and Rihanna.' There are still so many combinations that haven't been done yet.

If you look at the way people behave at shows, icons are now musicians; they are the people that we worship.

Ugly girls generally don't become successful in music. And it sucks because it's a standard that just exists.

I don't even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.

I can't censor myself; it's really important for me to say how I feel.

If painters could be compared to filmmakers, Bosch is the Hype Williams of renaissance painters. With Bosch, there's always a narrative that is very nonlinear - and that's the essence of a good music video.

Even though I really admire what Beyonce does, and she's probably got one of the best live shows in the world - honestly! - that's so not my style.