I would never sit and write a song in front of anyone, because you're so vulnerable. I don't know at what point in the process that it becomes acceptable to pass them on. When a song wants to be written, it will be written. When it does come, I will very rarely go back and edit lyrics. I'm quite a rational human being, and the only part of my life that I can't rationalise, or can't make sense of, is how a song gets written or why.

I don't have much to complain about in life, because I've lived a very privileged existence and continue to. I just think, What if I didn't have that confidence or strength of character, and I was left with certain perceptions of what a woman's place is in the world?

I've always loved books by the Bronte sisters. I love Jane Austen, too. I'm more influenced by people like her than by pop culture.

I need some isolation, it's necessary to me, that's just who I am. I need to be left alone.

I'm a bit of a magpie: whatever I see or hear or read feeds into the songs.

I don't need to sell tons of records, but I want longevity. I want to make music for the rest of my life.

Now that I'm feeling the responsibilities of adulthood, the choices we make become an incredible weight.