When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn't believe in.

I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.

Who belonged to no one, who belonged to everyone.
Who had nothing, who wanted everything.

People are really talkative in New York. Someone always comes up to me and says 'Hi' during the day.

When I was very young I was sort of floored by the fact that my mother and my father and everyone I knew was going to die one day, and myself too. I had a sort of a philosophical crisis. I couldn't believe that we were mortal.

Stylistically, I love make-up. I love doing my own make-up and stuff, but clothes-wise, I actually didn't ever really care. Initially the fashion world was more interested in me than the music world, which was strange when I first started singing.