My second record I used a producer, which was frustrating in a way, because I think a lot of the punky spirit and provocative nature of the lyrics didn't come across - the music was pretty.

We all need to demand the happiness for ourselves we desire. Fight for it. Wrestle it out of the clenched fist of the world you live in

Music has given me a career. But even if it doesn't become yours it teaches you confidence and allows you to express your creativity.

Life is seductive, yet so few allow themselves to be seduced.

Don't be made useless or idle with despair. Gather yourself around your strength for light does the darkness most fear.

I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead.

I've always had a love for poetry and when I got signed to a record label I thought, 'How odd that I'm doing a record before a book of poetry.'