Paloma Faith

“My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily.”

“I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.”

“When I do my shows, it's really cross-generational. Sometimes there's three generations there.”

“I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that's where I go.”

“You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism - so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.”

“I think everybody should focus on inner beauty.”

“I vote Labour and can't begin to acknowledge anything good that comes from a Tory.”

“I go running three times a week - outside in the park, come rain or shine, and I hate every moment of it. I hate everything about it. But I know it's important for health reasons and the reason why I run, in particular, is because my stage work is like cardiovascular work so I don't want to lose my breath on stage.”

“There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.”

“It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge.”

“I lend people money, but I'd never lend something that would jeopardise a friendship if I didn't get it back.”

“Dressing up is like therapy; I feel better in myself when I've made an effort.”

“When you're on the pop treadmill, you don't always feel that cool because you have to do things to promote the record that aren't necessarily your environment.”

“I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.”

“I use debit cards for everyday purchases, as I don't believe in credit cards. But this has caused problems, especially with American touring, because I refuse to have a credit card - and in America you can't pay for anything on a debit card.”

“I'd rather be on my own than be with a violent man.”

“I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.”

“I don't connect much with the present. I have more of an affinity for what came in the past.”

“My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.”

“I'm proud of being British, but I think our aristocracy is overrated.”