I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.

A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life!

I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.

I'm scared of a lot of things.

I have a few properties, some in the U.K., some in the States, some in Kosovo. It's a nice little empire - I'm trying to create something so my family can be all right.

Women love an honest man.

I think I've always been fine on stage - though I get nervous beforehand. But once I'm on stage, all of that goes out of the window.

'Glamour's always special to me; they gave me one of my first U.K. covers, and I was so excited when I found out I got a cover for it, so, I always, always have a special place in my heart for 'Glamour.'

I don't feel like myself without the red lip. I feel like I'm taking a risk or something without it.

The best thing Jay-Z ever taught me was patience.

Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.

I love eating at my dad's pub, the Queens Arms in Kilburn. It does a traditional Albanian spinach pie.

For me, a fragrance is another way of leaving an impression on somebody.

I have always liked the contrast between being blonde and having dark features.

Eyebrows are really important because they structure the face. In school it was funny because I was always the one walking around with tweezers plucking my girlfriends' eyebrows. I was really good; eyebrow tweezing runs in my family - my mother used to do mine, and I picked it up.

You always have to sacrifice something when you want to achieve something.

I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.

Women love an honest man. An honest man that isn't afraid to say, 'Men get hurt too.' And a lot of men don't admit that.

I'm a massive fragrance fan - I think fragrance is part of someone's hygiene, and I'm a big believer in leaving an impression through scent.

The worst thing is when a guy just looks awkward. It's not attractive.

Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe - they were myths of greatness.

One time I tried to use the bathroom in the dark, and I missed the toilet, and I fell on the floor.

It's nice to always make an effort when you get photographed.

Girls have always wanted to be pretty, even in Egyptian times. Cleopatra wore all that eyeliner, you know.

I will always love red lips.

I used to do ballet all the time, and I do this ballet workout: it is an amazing thing called Barrecore. It is like pulsing. It turns your legs into, like, jelly, and you feel like a Bambi; you lose so much control over your body because you're pulsing so much.

I don't get jealous - I get suspicious.

Before every show, I have to put perfume on. I know the crowd's not necessarily going to smell me, but when I smell good, I feel like I can dominate the room.

I was in Boots buying contact lens solution, and my mobile went off. It was Jay-Z's partner at Roc Nation asking me what I was up to. He asked if I'd been to America, and I said, 'No.' Then he said, 'I'm putting you on a flight to New York tomorrow.'

My dad wanted me to go down a more academic route. He is very much about sticking to the rule book and sticking to the blueprint of a successful career.

You can be forgotten very quickly. So I am aware that I need to stay current, keep connecting, and keep bringing things to the table... Otherwise, you can just disappear.

I try to do one thing a day that makes me proud of myself.

I'm a huge Bruce Springsteen and Duran Duran fan.

When your time comes, you need to grab it with both hands.

Roc Nation is such an incredible, unique team, especially in the music industry. Everyone genuinely loves and cares about each other.

To save your own hair, wigs are literally the way forward.

I love the Scottish accent; it is very sexy.

I really admire people who have long-distance relationships. It's an incredible achievement. I couldn't do it.

In this industry, all the heads of labels are men, but every artist has to prove themselves, regardless of their sex. I have always been very vocal about the women sticking together.

Unfortunately, being a brand is really important nowadays.

Music expresses - you express yourself with music.

Beyonce is this massive star, but she's incredibly humble. But it's weird because even though I love her, she's my boss's wife.

'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more.

Daphne Guinness was amazingly comfortable in her skin, and she has an amazing collection in fashion that I wish I could just touch.

It's a terrible feeling being lonely.

I don't want people to think that someone gives me something to wear, and I'll put it on.

The public's not stupid.

I am committed to glamour.

Between sixteen and eighteen, I was singing anywhere I could, in bars or down at the pub.

A New Yorker is anyone who has the guts to really live in the city.