I like how strong Sade is and how she doesn't give away too much.

I dress in a sophisticated and classy way - I always dress in a way I know my mother wouldn't be embarrassed to see.

Ice cream is my comfort food.

Good music shouldn't have a shelf life.

I did my dissertation on Kafka.

I love Barbra Streisand and Sade who've both had careers in soul and I want my music to have that timeless quality that isn't necessarily now.

If I make a song where I'm happy, I sound completely mad - I think my voice is better-suited for sadder songs.

My grandfather was a Russian-Jewish immigrant who lived in Northern Ireland and apparently when he sang in the synagogue he made everyone cry.

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

Dance music has pushed its way into the mainstream. Which is good for me.

I would like to think I am feminist in some sorts.

I think when you are the parents of a gifted athlete, the best thing in the world you can do is to encourage them, in my opinion. My dad didn't push me and I didn't push my children in athletics.

I will never vote for Donald Trump.

Complex rules restricting our labour markets are not some naturally occurring phenomenon. Just as excessive regulation is not some external plague that's been visited on our businesses.

Raising a daughter is hard work. There's no other way to describe it for me.

I look in the mirror, my only opponent

It's never bad to be liked, and who doesn't feel good being liked, but that can't be your end game goal.

I just said what I said and it was wrong. Or it was taken wrong. And now it's all this.

To debate political objectives, views, and goals is the most American thing conceivable.

It's a precious thing to be communicating to children, helping them discover the gift of language and thought.

Self-esteem is directly linked to deserving success. You must deserve victory to feel good about yourself.