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" I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound. "

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" I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough. "

" Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots. "

" I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous. "

" Whatever you are, you have the right to get married. "

" I was mainly raised by a working mum who didn't have much time or inclination for making food. So I had three or four basic meals: fish fingers and a tomato; a packet scotch egg and a tomato; pasta with a tin of tomatoes; and extra mild plastic-y cheddar chopped into cubes with bits of cucumber. "

" Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly. "

" I'm really into food; it's one of my favourite things - everything from potato waffles to lobster. "

" When I do my shows, it's really cross-generational. Sometimes there's three generations there. "

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" I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child. "