I think what women think is sexy is what is sexy. Girls eating pizza are massively sexy.

A lot of females are openly discussing their experiences as women in the music industry.

I never dress for the occasion correctly because I hate fashion rules. They're so boring.

The scenes in 'The Virgin Suicides' where Elle Fanning is ice skating are really amazing.

I've always wanted to write pop music. I never wanted to be cool or make a hipster record.

Everyone's just a freak, but some people are trying to hide it and some people embrace it.

If you're in control of everything, then no matter what it is, you can make that feminine.

My dream collaboration would be with someone like Bjork, Kate Bush, or even Dionne Warwick.

A good song can make you smile, or it can make you dance or laugh or remind you of a moment.

I think debate is good. Everyone has an opinion, and it's definitely healthy to voice those.

My voice is different, but I don't think I'm the only one with a different take on pop music.

I've always said that if I couldn't be myself, first I'd want to be Eminem and then a Disney kid.

A sold-out crowd is better than a number one. But being in the studio is better than all of that.

I get on with people. I don't hang out with people who aren't nice. It's like, be real or go home.

Obviously, my label would want me to be on the radio all the time, but that's not my personal goal.

To be honest I'd just love to keep writing hits for other people... That's kind of my secret dream.

I'm not good at dressing up fancy; I always just do my thing, which is whatever I'm in the mood for.

Pop music is getting so emo. It's great. Emotional girl for life. I see myself in the centre of that.

Making my first record, I was really inspired by all the color palettes Sofia Coppola has in her films.

Whenever I'm writing a song, if I have an idea for the music video, that's how I know it's a good song.

I really just want to change the way women think about themselves. A lot of young girls are quite lost.

I want to have a publishing company and a record label, and I want to manage five artists... eventually.

I don't feel embarrassed by any of the music that I like. I think it's all genuinely clever, good music.

Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong year - I think it would have been cool to be alive in the '60s.

Obviously, getting a number in the charts is a nice thing but the cherry on the cake rather than the main cake.

My hair is naturally super curly. But I really don't do so much to it. I just sleep on it and see what happens.

I don't think that I'm a pop star. On paper, I'm bad at being a pop star with the conventional idea people have.

From the moment I stepped into this industry, I've always had to fight for my ideas and for my voice to be heard.

My real friends are definitely the people I grew up with - the people who don't care about my music career at all.

Live in the moment. Feel everything you want to feel. And maybe have a couple of drinks if you're nervous, I guess.

I like befriending my collaborators because I'd rather make music with people I like than people I pretend to like.

I've never conformed to what my record label has said and, yes, that has meant that it's been a long journey for me.

I feel like I can be six different people in one day sometimes. Which is fun but also really strange in my own brain.

I've actually done a cover of 'Train in Vain' by The Clash with Viv Albertine - which was originally written about her.

I wish I could rap! I wish I could rap like Azealia Banks or Lil Wayne or someone like that... Twista. He's super fast.

I see music in colours. I love music that's black, pink, purple or red - but I hate music that's green, yellow or brown.

Just because I might be bored doesn't mean I have to look boring. I'd rather look fabulous, like I'm having a great time.

I'm someone who admires artists like Madonna and David Bowie, who really change their sound drastically between each record.

I like working really fast. The best ideas are the first ones that come into your head - so why bother thinking of any more?

I think true romance is dry schizophrenic... but life would be so boring without true love, so I guess you just roll with it.

I like Lady Gaga's music and I think her fashion is great, but I saw her on a chat show and I wanted to punch her in the face.

I like the whole laid-back rapping. I wish I could rap! I wish I could wrap like Azealia Banks or Lil Wayne or someone like that.

I can't stand to hear my own voice. If one of my songs comes on in a café, I'll run out right away and come back with the police.

In the '90s, there was always this continuous pitting of women against each other in the media, trying to make them battle it out.

I hate the idea of people thinking that I'm just a little girl who goes into studios with pop producers, and they work their magic.

I always see colors when I listen to music. It's difficult to explain, but when I hear the music I think about gold, blood rushing.

I definitely went through a phase where I wanted to be a fashion designer when I was younger... But I certainly wasn't very good at it.

To me, 'X Factor' is like Vegas. Fake, twisted, but kind of wonderful. Maybe I'm sick, but I find the whole thing quite funny sometimes.

I loved Justice and Uffie and everyone signed to the label Ed Banger. They were really influential to me when first started making music.

I'm going to build an empire. I'm always writing for someone else. I want to be someone who has her fingerprints all over the pop charts.

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