I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.

Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.

Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.

I'm a sucker for sad disco pop.

A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd.

I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.

Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough

I used to be hung up on my figure, but it's a waste of time. I don't believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next.

Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.

Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. I'm attracted to things rather than labels.

When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else?

I like to hug you like the waves hug the shore with songs of joy and then in your chest I want to die.

Cultivate the habit to write gratitude daily.

The Mohawks have on all occasions shown their zeal and loyalty to the Great King yet they have been very badly treated by his people.

My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in '81.

An pretend and evil friend is haughty to be feared than a unmanageable beast; a unmanageable beast may mouthful your build up, but an evil friend fortitude mouthful your intellect.

Wit is the god of moments, but Genius is the god of ages.

But once we got them on its feet then they run themselves, unless there's corrections you have to make.

Our assignment comes with the alignment. Too many people look for the assignment without first finding their alignment.

Once you have found the right shot to introduce the scene-written your first declarative sentence-then the rest flows. You've found the key to the whole scene.

The point to remember about selling things is that, as well as creating atmosphere and excitement around your products, you've got to know what you're selling.