I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.

We're living in a time when people are struggling to appear perfect.

I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun.

I couldn't feel good about myself hanging out in Armani clothes when my girlfriend can't even pay her heating bill. I'd feel foul and I'd be embarrassed.

I'm 41, I'm a woman, not a kid. I have no interest in making silly pop music.

A lot of celebrities just want money, fame, power, fancy cars, houses all over the world and have people BOW DOWN to them. To me, that's frightful behaviour.

I wouldn't say that cutting was pleasurable, but there is a sense of euphoria that follows cutting yourself. The quick pinch of pain and the sight of blood snaps you back to the surface and you start to appreciate being alive.