I'd rather be on my own than be with a violent man.

Sometimes people fear the truth. They'd rather not speak to you than know what you really think.

Ever since I was little, my mum used to choose an outfit for me and lay it on the bed so I'd know what I was wearing the next day. I never went to a uniformed school, so I always had an outfit - and I never really grew out of that, I don't think.

When I do my shows, it's really cross-generational. Sometimes there's three generations there.

I think what makes me different from the average Joe is that I feel free to be myself and express myself in the way that I want. If that makes you mad, we're living in a world of dire straits. If anything, it makes you more sane.

My denim jacket had 'I love GNR' and 'I love AC/DC' written all over it, but I always came back to swing.

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.