"I don't make music for eyes. I make music for ears."

"I like having my hair and face done, but I'm not going to lose weight because someone tells me to. I make music to be a musician not to be on the cover of Playboy."

"I'm really happy to be me, and I'd like to think people like me more because I'm happy with myself and not because I refuse to conform to anything."

"I have insecurities of course, but I don't hang out with anyone who points them out to me."

"You have to prioritize what you stress about when you have a child."

"I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that."

"There will be no new music until it's good enough and until I'm ready."

"I love a bit of drama. That's a bad thing. I can flip really quickly."

"My worst fear is my music won't connect with the public."

"My life is full of drama, and I don't have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like."

"People think that I popped out of my mother's womb singing 'Chasing Pavements'."

"I've always written down how I feel."

"People are starting to go on about my weight but I'm not going to change my size because they don't like the way I look."

"There is nothing that would upset me more than my dad being bribed by the press. It's like, 'Just let them run it, then. Don't you give them ammunition.'"

"I'm a big personality. I walk into a room, big and tall and loud."

"I love a card. You know, cards? At birthdays? I collect them."

"I don't write songs about a specific, elusive thing. I write about love, and everyone knows what it is like to have your heart broken."

"I can't dance to save my life."

"You can't complain about your dressing room or you'll look like Celine Dion."

"I've got some news... I'm delighted to announce that Simon and I are expecting our first child together. I wanted you to hear the news direct from me, obviously we're over the moon."

"The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care about clothes, I'd rather spend my money on cigarettes and booze."

"Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing my first album, I didn't mean to but I just did."

"I don't really need to stand out, there's room for everyone. Although I haven't built a niche yet, I'm just writing love songs."

"My voice went recently, never happened before, off like a tap. I had to sit in silence for nine days, chalkboard around my neck. Like an old-school mime. Like a kid in the naughty corner. Like a Victorian mute."