I don't connect much with the present. I have more of an affinity for what came in the past.

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.

I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.

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.

I get to know my regular fans, and they inspire me.

Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.

I try not to brand myself 'weird' any more because it sticks.