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

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Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car.
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Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish.
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I don't think anyone doubts my motives, really. I do what I do and it's not very complicated. Of course, you might hate the music that I make, but I don't think people feel threatened by me just getting on with what I'm up to.
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I'm always sticking up for other people.
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There are a lot of people out there who lie about their age and I think it does us all a disservice. It can't all be over when you hit 30. That would be rubbish.
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But I quite like that the public has a very short attention span. If I haven't been on telly for a little bit, I can sense it. People don't take as much notice of you, it's really quite palpable.
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In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.
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It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.
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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.
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The NHS is a bit iffy when you sprain an ankle, but when it's a high-priority issue, it's fantastic. They don't mess about. They're incredibly efficient when things go wrong.
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Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward.
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Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.
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I think there's quite a lot of cowardice in music. I don't mind if it goes wrong, I just want to go for it.
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Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.
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I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.
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My little boy Sonny makes me laugh all the time. He has good comedic timing.
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I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to.
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My parents separated when I was four. It wasn't the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, you can't have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce.
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I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.
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