Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.

I don't feel I fit in with morning television because I'm like a vampire and I like to stay up late.

I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound.

I think I'd be a million times more successful and more iconic if I was a singer in the 40s. I'd be allowed a level of mystery and I think I'd suit that decade.

I like sparkles; I think I'm a magpie.

There are lots of beautiful areas in England, and I am lucky enough to live in a stunning part of a very beautiful area.

I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough.