I'm not a complicated person.

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

I want to be as feminine and classic as possible.

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

Writing comes from the fear of failure not from the joy of winning.

Living in China has made me appreciate my own country, with its tiny, ethnically diverse population of unassuming donut-eaters.

Of love that never found his earthly close, What sequel? Streaming eyes and breaking hearts; Or all the same as if he had not been?

The American people are going to have a good choice.

What's the point of washing off your ball when teeing off on a water hole?

There's always such a rush to judgment. It makes a fair trial hard to get.

People are Gods masterpieces, created for the purposes that God has already mapped out.

I'm always working on a few different stories at once, so there's always some really big coffee table book I'm carrying around.

I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money.

I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls.