He said, first let's just unzip your religion down.

I survived this torture which left me paralyzed for years. That's what that night was all about, mutilation, more than violence through sex. I really do feel as though I was psychologically mutilated that night and now I'm trying to put the pieces back together again. Through love, not hatred. And through my music. My strength has been to open again, to life, and my victory is the fact that, despite it all, I kept alive my vulnerability.

The last thing I want to be known as is 'The Girl Who Got Raped'. The big turn around you make in your head is from victim to survivor.

I use innocence in my demeanor like a Venus flytrap.

People think I'm nuts because I can sit in a room and be happy by myself.

I had a very strict upbringing with my dad and was very close to my mum, who was extremely loving.

I found the secret to life: I'm ok when everything is not ok.