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I don't think writing or co-writing my songs makes me a better singer, but I haven't really got an excuse not to do it as I've got too many opinions!

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I'd never really thought about it before, but now you ask I can see that how my parents handled money definitely affected my relationship with it.
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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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I try not to wear anything I have to fidget with - there's nothing worse than wearing something and pulling down the hem and re-adjusting the top. My pet hate is when girls wear those strapless dresses and spend the whole night yanking them up.
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I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.
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I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.
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I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides.
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I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?
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For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien.
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I'm the messiest person I know.
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I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six.
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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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I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.
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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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When it comes to my family I never quite know how protective I have to be, or what I should or shouldn't say.
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It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.
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Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else.
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My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.
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My little boy Sonny makes me laugh all the time. He has good comedic timing.
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Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.
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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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