People are complex, and I think it's a huge element of what I do, because you have to balance out the fact that you talk about quite serious things with a sense of irony and tongue-in-cheek humor. That's my personality as well.

Touring can be tough; the crew and I travel everywhere by a big pink bus, and live in petrol stations.

I think celebrity culture and sexuality in pop music is really important, but I want there to be an alternative for people.

Electra Heart is the antithesis of everything I stand for. And the point of introducing her and building a concept around her is that she stands for the corrupt side of American ideology, and basically that's the corruption of yourself. My worst fear - that's anyone's worst fear - is to lose myself and become an empty person. And that happens a lot when you're very ambitious.

People are complex, and I think it's a huge element of what I do, because you have to balance out the fact that you talk about quite serious things with a sense of irony and tongue-in-cheek humor. That's my personality as well.

I'm not going to lie; I'm not a huge remix person.

You could say that my life's a mess. But, I'm still looking pretty in this dress.