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" I'm massively inspired by 'True Blue'-era Madonna, but she is absolutely confident and in control of the situation. "

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

" I suffer from imposter syndrome all the time. Even if I'm just at a party, I'm thinking people are going to find out that I'm really boring. "

" I love being in the studio. "

" When you have a lot of gay friends, you don't think of that as being different or divisive or weird; that's just your reality. "

Being Different

" People like Prince or Madonna, they're kind of superhuman. You can't imagine them burning their toast, and there's something really exciting about that. "

" I take inspiration from so many places. I think, more than anything, it would have to be the music made by others that I've then fallen in love with, whether it's Madonna, Blood Orange, Fleetwood Mac, or Pink Floyd! "

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

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

" Whilst the Internet is amazing, someone with a laptop can make something amazing and send it out, but you grow up creatively in a very public way. "

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

" If I fancy someone but can't tell them because I'm shy, I'll think, 'It's fine. You're not going to die. Maybe just tell them or whatever.' "

" 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. "

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

" A lot of people start by learning other people's songs, but the idea of singing someone else's music didn't excite me. I just wanted to write my own. It was really bad to begin with. It's improved slightly since. "

" Some of the best songs are love songs. They're things that we all go through, and when we're going through it, we think that we're the only person in the world going through that. Having that music there sort of reminds you that you're not alone. It happens to me, too, as a music fan. "

" I'm a bit of a geek: I just love being able to play with dials and buttons. "

" If you told teenage me that I would end up supporting Tegan and Sara for a month in North America, my head would have probably exploded. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 want to explore my boundaries. I want to push myself and go right to the edge of what I am capable of. I don't want to ever be comfortable. "

" It's just as important - if not more important - to take the praise with a pinch of salt, just as you do the criticism. "

" 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 didn't really want anyone to know that I wanted to write music or make songs because, in a way, I didn't necessarily know if I wanted to do it for a profession. I wanted to do it to express myself. "

" When I wasn't working, I was learning how to use production software on YouTube and making music. "

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

" I'm a lesbian. That's how I identify myself, but I think there's a massive spectrum for everyone. "

" 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.' "