Aurora

“Everybody's got that split between the beautiful and fragile, the hard and the dark.”

“It seemed like a very small possibility for me to become an artist. I didn't have the need to be on the stage; I didn't feel the need to be heard. I just needed to write.”

“I love to be alone, and I did as a child as well, especially if I was outside.”

“You simply have to accept that your demons are a part of you.”

“Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. They're my biggest heroes. I love everything about Leonard Cohen: his lyrics and his voice. He seems like a really clever man, and Bob Dylan does as well. He's just really cool.”

“Young people can create beautiful things.”

“I absolutely adore Christmas.”

“It's very strange to go to cities like London and New York. People walk so quickly, they seem to be in a hurry all the time. And you don't say 'Hi' to everyone you meet, and you don't smile to everyone you meet, because there's just so many. Which is also very strange.”

“I like being able to be on the inside of music, rather than on the outside listening to it.”

“I think that, whatever happens, I'm just happy I've written those songs and I've made an album. That's really big for me, and I'm proud of that.”

“I never dreamed of being a pop star when I was a child.”

“My body is quite tiny, but a lot of the emotions I feel are pretty explosive. They have to come out.”

“The world around me has changed, and I have learned to adapt but not change. But I'm changing into the woman I am meant to be.”

“Oh, I've always been very... Emotional. 'Hypersensitive' is what they call it, I think.”

“Lots of songs aren't even from my experiences, but they're about accepting... the dark things about yourself.”

“I'm very sensitive. I remember, as a kid at school, if someone in the classroom was sad or angry, it could have a great impact on me.”

“I usually write lyrics first, and then when I get home or close to any kind of instrument, I usually make a melody for those lyrics.”

“I don't know, I feel desperate when I sing. And I look desperate - it feels like I'm singing for my life, which makes me twitch, if that makes sense.”

“I'm very picky; I'm never happy with anything. It's so hard to give the record away and accept that you're done.”

“You learn a lot from traveling around.”