I've always been a fan of reading art catalogues from exhibitions, and plays, and I've worked with a surrealist German playwright, Heiner Müller.

I'm inspired by that rawness in very direct communication. My work is not meant to keep people happy or give them an escape.

Norway's a very gender-aware country, and we're very liberal. There are lots of women's voices being heard here compared to many other countries.

I really hated being the Norwegian girl in every single conversation in Australia, so I tried to make my Norwegian-ness invisible, speaking like whoever was around me.

I took interest in Paris Hilton at one point and got fascinated with her voice.

I'm not trying to be a solution or create a freer, utopian world. I think my music dreams of it, though.

I remember being very, very aware of gender when I was really young. Not necessarily in a bad way. Maybe it's a little bit because I'm Norwegian and how I've been brought up.