I was fascinated to think about a place where men could be the mothers and I thought of my own song-writing and I decided to have a relationship with their daughters.

When one doesn’t want the limelight, but is also creative in developing whatever it is they are, then you can have two equal people that aren’t competing against each other. I think when you are in the same field, it’s difficult to leave it outside and not compete. Then when the doors are closed, that pervades everything.

Vulnerability can be empowering as a songwriter and storyteller.

My childhood was extreme.

I want to be an integrated woman.

I know people sometimes have this fantasy about Cornwall. But the Cornish are so grounded.

You don't have to justify anything. Being pissed off is absolutely ok.