I had to have the record literally taken away from me. I am such a perfectionist.

There's positive attention and there's negative attention - negative attention is easy, positive attention requires actual hard work.

You can't show somebody what it's like to experience loss, but you can soundtrack it and help them experience their own loss. I am so lucky to have this venue to be able to say and talk about all the stuff I've been through.

I'm glad that, despite everything, I was able to get work done and finish something. I never finish anything. So just being able to finish record and to make music is a great gift.

[YSL creative director] Hedi [Slimane] is a music-obsessed guy. I might've originally met him through Sky.

For me, it's always been important to have the live band be one thing, and the recorded band be kind of another thing.

Three years between records is longer than average. Double albums are much more of a statement. I really wanted to put myself out there as much as I possibly could.