Everyone has self-esteem issues when they are a teenager, but I think you have to accept who you are, because otherwise you are going to have a really unhappy life.

The Walking Dead' is my show. I download it from iTunes so that I can watch it the second it comes out. It's a show that I've got really involved in, emotionally.

I get a bit overwhelmed by the number of shows I haven't seen, that are still on my bucket list.

I started my own zine, and riot grrrl became a huge part of my identity.

When you're on tour, you know exactly what you're doing and what's required of you. There's a routine.

I think I was probably overworked. I was doing huge tours and having two days off and then going out again. It burned me out.

I would like to think that an artist's mental health is taken into consideration more now.

I love any excuse to dress up; my wardrobe's a bit like a fancy dress box.

Sometimes it's hard for me to dress for normal situations. A lot of the time I'm either performing or travelling - so what I wear is either really fun or just really comfortable. For anything in between I think, 'Oh God, I don't know how to dress myself. But when I get on stage I'm just like, 'I can wear anything I want!'

British summers give me a really happy feeling.

I had heart surgery when I was 17.

MySpace was so punk.

As many problems as there are with Hollywood, I feel so much more protected because if there's a serious issue, I have someone I can talk to. Where's that in the music industry? We need it.

It's really important to be a strong role model. It's one of my main things because I feel I've been exposed in such an extreme way to a lot of sexism.

I've become aware of being in a very male-dominated industry where a door opens and it's like, 'Oh hello, it's 12 men and me. Again.'

I come from a big Irish family who force-fed me as a kid, so not eating was never an option.

When I'm not touring I really enjoy the ease of cooking at home.

I've met so many young women who are interested in being involved in music and I think, 'Why are you not actually doing it?' And I hope that if I tell my story, about the setbacks I had, they might not be afraid.

One day when I was 14 I put together a makeshift CV and walked into this weird boutique in Pinner, near where I lived, to ask if they needed a Saturday assistant. They didn't, but the owner took me on anyway.

I wouldn't mind working in restaurants again because you build up a relationship with the customers. I'm really inspired by the mundane - it's often the most ordinary-looking people who have the best stories - and you can watch diners and study their idiosyncrasies without them being aware of it.

When you earn your own money you feel much better about yourself.

I love punks!

A lot of young girls look up to me and it's amazing.

I got £30 for my first gig, cash in hand.

I never do anything just to be crude or in your face.

As you get older, you start to realise negativity is really bad.

It is really amazing what you can do with your body and learning that your body has skills and a purpose, as a woman you are always taught that your body is like in the way, too big or just not perfect.

I really recommend it, to build a new physical relationship with yourself, and just do it on your own terms, and your own time, it can just give you a different sense of self-worth, and then help with your mental health too.

As a woman there's probably 20 people in your life that have underestimated you or will. Whether that be in your career or in your personal life and you've just got to battle it.

I think imagination can be an incredibly powerful tool and it can help you get more confidence.

Forgiving yourself will help with giving yourself strength.

I think if you're going out with someone you should be inspired by them. That's why you like them - because they're exciting and they're smart.

There are certain things I would never write about - anything that's too distasteful. I think that you can withhold information.

Songwriting is my craft now, and it's more than something I just enjoy.

I always felt like an outsider of the industry, and now I feel quite comfortable as an independent artist.

I've literally been in sessions with producers, writing for other people, and they're like, 'We need a song for this artist, and we need it to sound like this song.' They're literally saying, 'Rip off this song that was no. 1 last week,' and that's just so uninspiring.

I've been really inspired by my roots - my ancestors and Irish history.

The physical and the emotional are really connected. Although we know that, you kind of forget it.

My first real foray into fashion was the discovery of vintage. Vintage dresses really suit my body type, so the discovery was both wonderfully eye-opening and liberating.

For me, music is my art and what I have dedicated my life to. For fashion designers, clothing is art. Just as much as a piece of music that I might write is a piece of art. Being able to merge the two industries on stage or at an event is really fun.

I'm just really inspired by women and, for me, it's really important to work with someone who can relate to the female experience, especially in music.

Being a person is really hard, obviously depending on your background for some people it can be much harder, but mental health and how we feel about ourselves is so key to changing the world in a positive way.

I like to take care of people, I love looking after my friends and stuff.

I'm quite forgetful.

Well, I don't like everyone. I don't want everyone to like me.

I just want to be someone who stands up for being herself.

I need to be someone who didn't break because of what I've been through.

Simplicity is the key for me. I can't write clever songs; I just can't do it.

I never thought I could do certain things like somersaults and jumping off the ropes and flips. When you actually learn to do it, you're really amazed with what your body can do.

I definitely want to be acting and I'm really happy that I found the opportunity to do it.