"I think the whole, like, cultural diversity and the arty side of London is really, really great. And how it's so historic as well."
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"I don't see myself as a role model; people should look to mothers and sisters as role models."
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"I'm opinionated, but I'm not a vindictive person and I never say anything unprovoked, either."
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"Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records."
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"If you can't detect the sarcasm you've misunderstood."
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"I was a drug dealer in Ibiza at 15. I did not excel in drug dealing - I was terrible at it. Golden rule with drug dealing - don't get too enthusiastic with your own merchandise."
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"Perez Hilton is an irritating wasp in the beautiful rose garden that is my life."
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"I think I'm like Marmite; you either love me or you hate me."
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"I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do."
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"I always wanted to do music but never really had the confidence to do it until my first manager George Lamb, who I met out in Ibiza, encouraged me."
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"I don't think men are the enemy. I think women are the enemy."
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"We're in the age of the selfie. It's just encouraging vanity. It's not even representative of anything except how you want people to perceive you. Think of when people are partying and having fun. They're like, "Hey, look at us!" You're obviously not having that much fun because otherwise you wouldn't be stopping to document it. It's stupid."
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"You have to be in love with yourself before anyone else can fall in love with you; to be happy with yourself."
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"When I hit a period of not being able to write music, I get up and walk away. It's pretty mean but it's true."
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"I know lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem. But we never hear that side of the story."
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"When a music teacher that I had at school was taken ill and we had a variety show and I had to fill in - that's when I realized I had a voice."
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"I don't really like the way that journalism works in the UK anyway; it's all about getting the most shocking thing out of somebody and kind of twisting people's words, which isn't really journalism, as far as I'm concerned."
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"I'm really convinced I`m not talented at all, and I'm sure that people are just about to figure that out."
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"People in this day and age are still under the illusion that every woman who is successful must be being controlled by a man... I'm the boss."
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"I've actually broken up with boyfriends for inspiration."
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