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" I still don't know if I can write songs. I don't think anyone ever knows if they can write songs. "

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" It took time to really build myself a reputation as a good live performer, a musician and an artist. "

" I never remember having a plan. All I could think about was how I was going to afford to get into college or where I was going to stay because I hated being at home. I didn't really have time to think about anything in the future. I didn't think about a career or anything. I went to uni, got a couple of jobs, so I sort of funded it myself. "

" Christmas in L.A. is weird. There's no snow. It's not even cold. "

" I was a kind of angsty teenager and I would write diaries and write stuff down all the time. Sometimes I get to the level on stage where I'm singing and it feels heavy, but not always. "

" I love pink - pink's my favourite. I hardly ever - weirdly - wear it, but I love the colour pink. "

" Bjork, I'd love to do something with her. I'd love to do some sort of crazy orchestral choir thing with her. "

" I was quite a weird kid because I didn't like getting presents. I don't know why. I just went for books all the time. "

" I was the first person to go to university from my family. "

" I'm really proud of 'Bright Lights' because I was still in the mind frame of my first album when I was putting it together, but next time I want to display something different. I don't want to be as young, immature and all about boys! "

" Now, if some panic hits me, you have to sort of be friends with your body, it's like your body will work against you. "

" What people don't understand is that how you are as an artist depends on how you are emotionally. "

" Since I met Starsmith, my producer, I really feel like I'm making music because we write it together and produce it together. I've got a proper involvement in the end product as opposed to just writing a song and finding someone else to produce it. "

" I don't think there was ever a moment when I was like, 'Yeah, I want to be a singer!' I guess it just happened. I performed a lot when I was younger and stuff, but I remember getting to the point where I thought I might have to get a normal job. "

" You get to a certain age and you can't judge yourself on your dad or your parents. "

" I'm not afraid, as a writer, of being emotional. I'm obsessed with human emotion, body parts, physicality. "

" I instinctively dress a bit tougher because I've spent a lot of time in the U.S. and I realised there was a certain image projected of me here. I've always been an absolute rebel. When I was in my teen years I had piercings and wore all black. "

" I'd call what I do pop music, but it's folky and electronic and it doesn't really sound like much else. "

" I find male singers and what they sing about fascinating. It makes me realize how little we know about ourselves and how little I know about myself. It's interesting to see the male perspective. "

" I think hype is a good thing. You need it and it'll teach you valuable things and you'll grow stronger, which is what I've done. "

" I've always said that Adele has turned so many people on to British singers - whether female singers or just like music from this country in general. "

" I'm a bit grungy - I love wearing boots. But I also love putting on a beautiful white dress and jewels. I have those two alter-egos. "

" I'd like to look like Madonna when I'm her age. I also look at athletes and love their bodies. I've always wanted to be muscly, not skinny. A lot of women yo-yo around, but I'm always aware if I'm getting a bit out of shape. I never look at the scales but I can just tell. It goes on my tum and bum. "

" Cover versions, that's my forte, that's all I ever used to do. When you play your own songs, it's quite scary, 'cause I'm quite honest and open, they can be very revealing. But covers, I don't have to think about, just get me up there! "

" When I heard Bjork's debut, that was when I first realized that I could be a singer, even with my unusual voice. "

" I've learned not to let it be the end of the world if a boy doesn't like you. I used to put so much effort into boys. I started playing guitar because I wanted to impress this boy. Then, I ended up in love with guitar and I didn't care about the boy anymore. "

" I don't really have a style icon but I really admire the way people dress like Gaga, Rihanna and Gwen Stefani. It's good to be inspired by singers who write music and dress incredibly - rather than models and people in the fashion industry who dress immaculately anyway because it's their style. "

" I'm obsessed with the countryside: woods, forests, fields, lakes, mountains. I'm really into folk music and folklore. But more so I'm into electronic music. I'm into bands that have both aspects, like Boards of Canada is a perfect example. You could listen to that type of music running through a woods. It's kind of what I wanted to achieve. "

" I never thought that I could make a living out of my voice, to be completely honest. I thought that I could probably keep playing pubs. And it was exciting for me to get even just a pub gig in my town or country, when I went to university. "

" Gwen Stefani has amazing style. I used to really love Courtney Love, and anything she wore I loved. Or Chloe Sevigny, because I really love that sort of classic look, and I like being girly and flowery, and wearing little D&G dresses. I wear hats a lot, too. I think it goes back to when I was a bit grungy and was a skater girl for a bit. "