It can often happen that motherhood can really stop a lot of women in their tracks and I wanted to try and keep working through that as much as I could.

I have learned to write about things that are personal without objectifying anybody or anything, and that's been an important lesson for me. It's useful not to dump on people while simultaneously expressing a truth or a feeling if it's necessary, without diluting the intensity of the lyric.

I wanted to be heard myself, which is hard in a household of people who were very showy. It forced me to find myself and define a personality and a way of being different, and that's a thing that's going to help me to survive in a world of many people playing the guitar.

I went to college and stage school, and thought about acting, but... I just don't like actors very much! They're not as fun as musicians.

Being a woman in music and having kids, it's very hard to do both without neglecting one a bit.

I have a tendency to run after people who are completely unattainable and uninterested and make a complete fool of myself.

I've learnt to hide my tears on stage. They make people uncomfortable.