Girls talk to each other like men talk to each other. But girls have an eye for detail.

Girls talk to each other like men talk to each other. But girls have an eye for detail.

All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.

Basically, I live to do gigs.

Cause I'm a musician, I'm not really good at posing and being a model, like, modeling.

Every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen.

Having listened to great songwriters like James Taylor and Carole King, I felt there was nothing new that was coming out that really represented me and the way I felt. So I started writing my own stuff.

Here in England, everyone's a pop star, innit, whereas in America they believe in the term artist.

I always wrote poetry and stuff like that, so putting songs together wasn't that spectacular.

I can be a cruel person.

I can express myself.

I didn't think it was special to be able to sing.

I do suffer from depression, I suppose. Which isn't that unusual. You know, a lot of people do.

I don't even have a TV.

I don't have emotional needs, only physical ones.

I don't listen to a lot of new stuff. I just like the old stuff. It's all quite dramatic and atmospheric. You'd have an entire story in song. I never listen to, like, white music - I couldn't sing you a Zeppelin or Floyd song.

I don't regret anything.

I don't think I'm such an amazing person who needs to be written about.

I don't think your ability to fight has anything to do with how big you are. It's to do with how much anger is in you.

I fall in love every day. Not with people but with situations.

I just dress like... I'm an old black man. Sorry! Like I'm an old Jewish black man. I just dress like it's still the '50s.

I just like tattoos.

I know I'm talented, but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family. I love what I do, but it's not where it begins and ends.

I like pin-up girls. I'm more of a boy than a girl. I'm not a lesbian, though - not before a sambuca anyway.

I listen to music that is of our time and I just get angry.

I look after people.

I love America, it's a much more permissive place.

I love food.

I made an album I'm very proud of, and that's about it.

I read a lot when I'm travelling and always have a couple of books on the go.

I really started writing music to challenge myself, to see what I could write.

I really thought I was on the way out. My husband Blake saved my life. Often I don't know what I do, then the next day the memory returns. And then I am engulfed in shame.

I saw a picture of myself when I came out of the hospital. I didn't recognize myself.

I want at least five kids. I want twins.

I was gutted to leave my boyfriend at home when I started my tour, but taking my pillow was like taking a little bit of him with me.

I was hit by a car once on my bike, but I still rode home.

I would love to study guitar or trumpet.

I would say that jazz is my own language.

I wouldn't say I'm a feminist, but I don't like girls pretending to be stupid because it's easier.

I write songs about stuff that I can't really get past personally - and then I write a song about it and I feel better.

I'm always happy to blow up any misconceptions that people have about stage school cos everyone thinks it's really nasty there but it's not.

I'm happiest with my family around me.

I'm lucky because I do get to fly first-class now.

I'm much healthier now.

I'm my own worst critic, and if I don't pull off what I think I wanted to do in my head, then I won't be a happy girl.

I'm not a natural born performer.

I'm not frightened of appearing vulnerable.

I'm not very ambitious at all.

I'm of the school of thought where if you can't sort something out for yourself then no one can help you.