To experience the good you have to have seen the bad; plus it makes you appreciate blessings more. Tough times taught me to be a fighter.

Gotta get up and try.

My mum and I have an incredible friendship now after a mixture of pain, honesty, unconditional love and a long break from each other

I'm very much in the trenches, and I don't live in the lap of luxury. I come from a working-class military family. We watch the news and read the paper and vote, so there's always something to be upset about. I always have a certain amount of angst in my back pocket.

I turned down Prince William's invitation for me to sing at his birthday bash because he was spearing animals in Africa and bringing publicity to it, and I thought that was pretty disgusting!

I can turn heartbreak into songs that help other people

I know I should stop smoking, but it scares me. I mean, what would I turn to next?