I love pop music. Who doesn't?

Mozart was a punk, which people seem to forget. He was a naughty, naughty boy.

I want to hear from the creature who isn't blessed with unbelievable good looks and incredible genes. I want to hear from the geek girl, the forgotten girl, the invisible girl and the miserable girl.

I like the feeling that I'm giving young women self-confidence. It sounds so cliched, but it can be very moving.

The truth is, I've always been wracked with self-loathing and terrible, paralysing depression.

A lot of my friends are artists or musicians or single parent families and I'm totally aware of how difficult it is for them to make ends meet.

I am laughably aggressive, and the rest of the band is very laid back, so we mix well.