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" People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day. "

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" A lot of the reason my look is the way it is, is because it's really easy to put on a sundress every night if I have to perform - or just wear jeans every day and a flannel or something. "

" I used to like to set different film clips to classical music, not even my own songs, but make little movies. "

" I'm a writer first and a singer second. "

" I don't know that much about who directs what movies, but I'm definitely inspired by the look of old movies; I find them to be really beautiful. "

" I love to sing and I really love to write, but in terms of being onstage, I'm not that comfortable, which I think is sort of clear. "

" I have kind of a funny relationship with movies. I don't have to see the whole movie to get an impression of it or to let it have an influence on me. "

" Seeing myself on the screen makes me cringe. I understand that I am that way - pouty. "

" Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past. "

" Stylistically, I love make-up. I love doing my own make-up and stuff, but clothes-wise, I actually didn't ever really care. Initially the fashion world was more interested in me than the music world, which was strange when I first started singing. "

" I was impressed with what someone like Karl Lagerfeld built and did and the house that he made, but there was never really a female figure I wanted to emulate. "

" When I put out 'Video Games' in May 2011, it was a 5:25-minute love song; I was surprised when a lot of people said they were listening to it. I was surprised when it went to the radio, without me even knowing how something like that even happens! "

" In New York I pretty much live in diners - I order French Fries, Diet Coke floats and lots of coffee. "

" Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me. "

" I have taken taking my music to labels for years, and everyone just thought it was creepy. They thought the images with the music were weird and verging on psychotic. "

" There's backlash about everything I do. "

" I don't believe in the school of hard knocks, although I've had them. All that stuff about whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger is so not true. Do you know what makes you stronger? When people treat you and your art with dignity. "

" When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn't believe in. "

" My dancing is Hawaiian-inspired but I also get a little fresh when it comes to my faster songs. "

" If you are born an artist, you have no choice but to fight to stay an artist. "

" I don't really have any gimmicks. I don't actually do anything that's strange. I don't even wear weird things. "

" I didn't live at school, I lived where I could and studied what I enjoyed studying. I took what I wanted from that education but was making my first record at the same time. I don't know anyone from school. I was just leading a different life. I was really interested in writing and other things. "

" I believe nothing happens by mistake. You know, the universe has a divine plan. That sounds dramatic. "

" I've been reading tabloids since I was nine. I love a good story. "

" My music is a luxury. "

" When I walk outside, people have something to say about it. "

" I've been writing since I was really young, so I considered myself a writer for a really long time. "

" If you consider the definition of authenticity, it's saying something and actually doing it. I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic. "

" I'm not a natural performer or exhibitionist. When I was younger, I hated the focus, and it made me feel strange. "

" I'm personally more struck by visual things more than musical. "

" A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York. "