What I've learnt about artists over the years is, artists are usually the opposite to their music.

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.

There's no one particular road that will lead you to success. I think everybody will find it differently.

I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable. I am not a robot.

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.

If you don't want to have your private life splashed everywhere, why go to the restaurants and the places you know you're going to be photographed?

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