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" When you research prolific songwriters, it is usually later in their career they write songs that they distance themselves from, or it's about other people. "

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

" I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour. "

" It's tragic that you can define a whole movement in music by gender alone. People are like, 'Oh, look, another quirky girl.' "

" All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I'm deeply insecure - but I'm good at hiding it. "

" All the things that I find beautiful have a darkness about them. "

" It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge. "

" I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have. "

" Once you accept that we're all imperfect, it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all that and not feel worried. "

" Curvy is something to be proud of. "

" A lot of men do have a fear of my ultra-femininity. Sometimes people say I look like a drag queen, that I look scary, but I think that's a fear of my confidence. Most women in contemporary culture pare down their femininity, so there's a slight androgyny about them, and I think men have got used to seeing that. "

" I just really want to make albums - and however I can, I will. "

" I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up. "

" 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 don't feel I fit in with morning television because I'm like a vampire and I like to stay up late. "

" I don't have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people. "

" I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment. "

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

" I think initially, the record industry struggled a lot with digital media because there are a lot of aspects to it that can potentially destroy our industry. "

" I don't have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day. "

" I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from. "

" I love interesting people with eccentric stories and outsiders of the world. "

" Working with Terry Gilliam was magic - I've been watching his films since I was little. "

" I think everybody should focus on inner beauty. "

" I don't normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books. "

" I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years. "

" I try not to brand myself 'weird' any more because it sticks. "

" I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that's where I go. "

" Dressing up is like therapy; I feel better in myself when I've made an effort. "

" We live in a society where everything's packaged. "