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" I'm massively inspired by Janet Jackson, and I adore Whitney Houston and Madonna. "

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" I read interviews saying women can bring a femininity to a song, a delicacy, but some women make really aggressive music. "

" I love scarves and hats and coats. I love it. "

" I love being in the studio. "

" I'd love to sing with so many people, but my biggest dream would be to sing on a record with The National. "

" I made the decision that I could either go outside in the freezing cold in the wind and rain and get muddy or just stay inside and be a rock star. "

" Sometimes we feel like we're only interacting with what's already happening; we don't actually affect anything - sometimes I feel like that, anyway. "

" I'm really freaked out by time. How, for instance, what I did last week is not real in the sense that it's happened. It's just a memory that's filed away in my brain. "

" I'd written songs since I was 16, but I never thought that I would be a musician full time. "

" I was obsessed with 'The Lion King' as a kid, and I really wanted to go work in an animal sanctuary and have my Lara Croft moment. "

" You have to challenge yourself about the choices you make as an artist. "

" Perhaps a young boy or girl, after watching my video, can go, 'Maybe I don't have to be embarrassed. Maybe I can come out at school, maybe I can tell my best friend... and maybe I don't have to be afraid anymore.' "

" For me, one song is not enough to be in a person's world. I need to be in their world for 40 minutes; I want to fully experience it and immerse myself. "

" There's something about rhythm and bass sections generally, how the bass and drums interact, that's basically the soul of any song. "

" Pop music for introverts is an idea I wanted to explore. "

" There's a part of me that's ambitious. "

" From collaborating with other people, you make concessions, and those concessions are great because sometimes you are definitely wrong. "

" Do stuff that is true to your own experiences. "

" I'm actually really impressed with everyone at Polydor. "

" I got this advice that if you know a panic attack is happening, just sit back and go, 'Okay, this is happening to me, but it'll be over. You'll be fine. You'll live.' "

" It's really weird when you realize the people you look up to - who have influenced or inspired you - start to realize what you do. "

" I don't care about how many records I sell, but the main thing is people like it. "

" On one level, I am a massive joker and can't take anything seriously, but on the other hand, I'm incredibly serious and a deep thinker, so I have that dichotomy within me. "

" Producing albums is 100 per cent where I would love to be, later in my career. "

" In London, I used to play 'Boys of Summer,' but it didn't feel right, because it doesn't apply to your surroundings, to the weather. I remember being in L.A. and listening to that record and going, 'Oh, I get it now.' "

" The best thing you can do is having to say no to putting out something that's good, because everything else is better. "

" Being part of a crowd and not standing out is way more frightening than being the person that stands out. "

" I've had relationships before where you break up, and you think you're going to die, and then you realise you're definitely not going to die, and actually, you're probably better off without them. "

" The hardest thing is having to do selfies even when you're on your period and you're queuing at Superdrug to get ibuprofen. That's when I'm like, 'You know what? I don't feel like Shura today.' "

" It is important that you're out, and it is important that you're visible. "