There’s a lot of personal stuff that can go into songwriting but there’s also a lot of dramatization and fictionalization. You have to do that to make a good song.
I used to be a jazz snob, believe it or not. I sort of turned my nose up at anything more commercial.
I hope there are some audiophiles still out there.
I would love to make a real jazz album someday because I never have. But that’s something I’m not in a rush to do.
I didn’t think it was fair to my music to label me as the daughter of somebody – I didn’t think it described me very well and I didn’t think it had anything to do with my music.
It’s fun to peek into other people’s worlds and see how they go about doing things.
I think singing comes most naturally for me. Because it’s part of your body – it’s a natural thing. You can practice all you want but it’s part of your body.
I’ve always loved to read. But sometimes I go for a year without reading, because I forget to.
Songs are about whatever you want them to be about. For me it might mean something completely different than what it means to you. So I’d say it’s about whatever the listener thinks it’s about.
Don’t go chasing after butterflies, when everything you want is right by your side.
Making records is fun. It’s not some big statement. You’re allowed to make mistakes.
I don’t like shopping, and I like my clothes to be comfortable.
I love my dad and we have a very good relationship now.
Your limitations create your sound.
There are absolutely no problems between me, my dad and my sister. Obviously I grew up with just my mum, but my relationship with my dad is just fine.
Anyone can look pretty with hair and make-up.
I’m not a very dark person.
On the first album I was saying, that’s just one part of me. And then I was thinking, well, am I going to hide the rest of me now just because I’m afraid of something? No. I’m just going to be myself.
I’m always going to do that – record and make music.
I like songs with a lot of heart and feeling and subtlety.