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

I'm proud of being British, but I think our aristocracy is overrated.

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.

Anything that's on television as often as someone on 'The X Factor' is what's successful. That doesn't mean that I condone that or think that it's right. To be honest, I'd be the first to say I think it's a shame. But if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.

When you research prolific songwriters, it is usually later in their career they write songs that they distance themselves from, or it's about other people.

Curvy is something to be proud of.

I love Andre 3000 from OutKast. I think we'd complement each other, but I'm hoping he's got a good sense of humour.