When I was growing up, I read Britney Spears' and Mariah Carey's biographies. I just wanted to see how they did it because I was so eager to get into the biz.

I've actually been compared to every female singer going from Britney, Christina, Mariah, Duffy, Amy Winehouse, everyone. And they are so different, so I think it's cool that people see me as so many different artistes but I think I'm a little different, yeah.

My two style icons are Edie Sedgwick and Brigitte Bardot.

I've always loved '60s fashion; it's so sexy.

I can't remember any dreams in my life. There's so much strange in real life that it often seems like a dream.

When you think of the exponential speed and scale of expansion of social media or a service, you have to believe that it is equally possible to rapidly transform the lives of those who have long stood on the margins of hope.

Inspiration is key for me in choosing characters.

Songwriting is a burst of inspiration and then a long bit of work and a tremendous bit of desperation.