As I grew older, I actually was prepared to go into fine arts school and do a degree. That was what I was actually settled upon when I was offered a record deal.

Well, I don't really concern myself too much with what other people make of my work.

I don't hold onto anything, because it's a waste of energy to do so, really. There's nothing that I can do about the way people want to write about me. I just try and concentrate on my work and do that as well as I can.

First off, I think nudity is taken differently in America, though they did make a fuss in England, too.

As I grew older, I actually was prepared to go into fine arts school and do a degree. That was what I was actually settled upon when I was offered a record deal.

Making me into a role model is placing too much importance on what I see as a work in progress.

I enjoy looking like a tart and thinking like a politician.