I always have to pretend I'm somebody else to give the best performance. It kind of feels like I'm acting; it's definitely an exaggerated version of me. I'm a very normal, down-to-earth person, but I wanted the videos to be striking, so I have to lay it on a little bit.

I've become one of those annoying people who brings their own food on to planes.

There are so many great singers out there.

I can't eat before I go onstage because I've learnt that burping on stage isn't a good thing. It's all about acid reflux.

American fans want to meet you, and they wait for that autograph by the stage door. In the UK, it doesn't really happen that much.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

I always liked how people like Grace Jones and Annie Lennox pushed it with the videos. I'm not the most stylish person at all, but there's something about playing dress-up for the day and playing the role of a singer.