When the evening shadows and the stars appear, And there is no one there to dry your tears, I could hold you for a million years To make you feel my love.
There's a fire starting in my heart
I know you haven't made your mind up yet, But I will never do you wrong. I've known it from the moment that we met, No doubt in my mind where you belong.
I don't make music for the eyes, I make music for the ears.
People say crazy things
I'm nervous whenever I perform
I don’t have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like
I don't rely on my figure to sell records.
I was about to meet Beyonce, and I had a full-blown anxiety attack. Then she popped in looking gorgeous, and said, 'You're amazing! When I listen to you I feel like I'm listening to God.'
It has gotten worse as I'm becoming more successful. My nerves. Just because there's a bit more pressure, and people are expecting a lot more from me.
I find it quite difficult to think that there's, you know, about 20 million people listening to my album that I wrote very selfishly to get over a breakup. I didn't write it being that it's going to be a hit.
I wanted to be a singer forever. But it's not really my cup of tea. Having the whole world know who you are.
I want to go and see things as a fan again. I am a fan, but I can't remember what it feels like to be a fan anymore. Because I've become an artist. I've become the artist.
I have never been insecure, ever, about how I look, about what I want to do with myself. My mum told me to only ever do things for myself, not for others.
I don't want to be a celebrity. I don't want to be in people's faces, you know, constantly on covers of magazine that I haven't even known I'm on.
I'd love to be an artist always, but if no one wants me, I'd love to write songs for other people, be a manager, nurture new talent.
Sometimes my songs wander off a bit and are not always coherent.
I will not do festivals. The thought of an audience that big frightens the life out of me.
I think it's shameful when you sell out. It depends what kind of artist you wanna be, but I don't want my name anywhere near another brand.
Americans are always mortified when I tell them this, but in England, it's a tradition to put your plaques and photographs and awards and gold records and stuff in your bathroom. I don't know why.
I'm very confident. Even when I read people saying horrible stuff about my weight.
I love love songs. But I love pop music as well: Girls Aloud, Kylie, the Spice Girls, East 17, Mika.
I don't date celebrities.
I can't believe I did a peace sign on TV - like Ringo Starr!
I don't like going to the gym.
I'm scared of audiences.
If I were a writer and not a singer in 10 years, I don't know how I'd feel about writing really personal songs and getting someone else to sing them.
I don't write songs about a specific, elusive thing.
I no longer buy papers or tabloids or magazines or read blogs. I used to.
I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.
