Every bad thing that's happened to me has defined me, has shaped, has moulded me..

I like a dramatic eye and a bold lip..

I always put on a brave face when I was the most terrified, the most trapped and out of control..

I love Audrey Hepburn, early Brooke Shields, and Madonnas eyebrows. I think its beautiful if women look soft and touchable instead of hard, sharp and….

All the best parts of art come from pain turned to celebration..

If people go into music with the idea of competing with other artists, then they're doing it for all the wrong reasons..

I don't really know what 'a dark place' means. I have windows in my house, and I'm generally an upbeat person! A lot of people throw that word at me ….

I don't believe in fairy tales, but I believe in you and me.

The worst mistake a woman can make is to emulate a man..

I'm sick of running away from things..

The entire value of a person is subjective to your relationship with them..

I really can't break away from wearing black and leather!.

I feel like trouble has followed me from the day I was born..

When I was in my early teens, I joined a cult. And we weren't allowed to listen to secular music or anything that wasn't made by us. So I spent a lot….

My grandma told me never, ever, ever to use soap on my face. But I do use lotion..

My song-writing has always been just about my life - usually my worst moments..

My dad went to jail for a long time. We lost everything, and the situation never resolved itself. My parents had this sort of passionate, disastrous ….

I definitely like performing to a crowd that's there to see a female hero..

I don't listen to music, actually. Obviously I go to clubs; I stand in elevators; a lot of my friends are musicians; I hear music all the time. But I….

I feel like all Londoners relate more to New York - L.A. doesn't feel like a 'city' city. It's like a sleepy town..

I will never censor myself to please anyone..