Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff.
I like pin-up girls. I'm more of a boy than a girl. I'm not a lesbian, though - not before a sambuca anyway.
When you're around kids you can be a little kid yourself and pretend that life is magic and you don't have to be one of those sweaty people going to work every day.
You know how you either grow up in a Michael Jackson house or a Prince house? For me it was Michael Jackson. I could never decide whether I wanted to be Michael Jackson or marry him.
Yes, I'm still going to misbehave!
I'm always happy to blow up any misconceptions that people have about stage school cos everyone thinks it's really nasty there but it's not.
Cause I'm a musician, I'm not really good at posing and being a model, like, modeling.
There's no point in saying anything but the truth.
Yeah, I'm an open book.
I love America, it's a much more permissive place.
I write songs about stuff that I can't really get past personally - and then I write a song about it and I feel better.
I've had everything pierced at some point.
I was gutted to leave my boyfriend at home when I started my tour, but taking my pillow was like taking a little bit of him with me.
Here in England, everyone's a pop star, innit, whereas in America they believe in the term artist.
I wouldn't say I'm a feminist, but I don't like girls pretending to be stupid because it's easier.
Some men do think I'm a psycho bunny-boiler.
The jazz I love is sweet and pure with raw elements, which is exactly what the good hip-hop is doing now.
I'm of the school of thought where, if you can't sort something out for yourself, no one can help you. Rehab is great for some people but not others.
To be honest, I think kids have got a lot more going on than adults. They've got their heads screwed on a lot better.
I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular.
