I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.

When you're on the pop treadmill, you don't always feel that cool because you have to do things to promote the record that aren't necessarily your environment.

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.

My mum came from nothing and didn't have many opportunities in her youth, and she blames a lot of her social inadequacies on that.

I wish I was more stupid because I'm either completely ecstatic and joyous and absolutely high as a kite or I'm a bit morbid. There's never anything in between.

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

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