I think that if you have a strong narrative, if the idea of the song can be boiled down to the basics, it won't change that much.

I loved the atmosphere of the dance studios - the wooden floors, the big mirrors, everyone dressed in pink or black tights, the musicians accompanying us - and the feeling of ritual the classes had.

Yes I think I'm okay, walked into the door again.

My mother wanted me to understand that as a woman I could do pretty much whatever I wanted to, that I didn't have to use sex or sexuality to define myself.

Writing is always personal in some way but not always in a direct way.

So you eat, you sleep, and then this wonderful child comes out, but you don't feel like you have any control over that process, over her, over her character and who she is.

If language were liquid, it would be rushing in. Instead here we are in a silence more eloquent than any word could ever be.