I get to sit at home with the dogs on the sofa, record in a closet in the office, send them off and, if I'm lucky, make a million dollars.

When I was 10, my parents really valued success in the arts, and I thought if I was a famous 'something artistic,' that they would love me more.

I liked myself much more before I got famous. I was much friendlier and had more energy.

Fame made me develop a panic disorder.

I don't really even go out that much now except to walk my dogs, because I don't want to be recognised.

I don't go to shows because I just want to listen to the music performed live. I want to get to know the person who's performing it. Or I want to, like, take away a sense that I had an experience that nobody else is going to have again, or a unique experience for that moment.

Knowing now what goes into making a successful artist, it's disheartening.