Musician

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

I am very spontaneous when I write; it kind of just comes out. I never think about what I'm going to write about first... it just sort of comes out like word vomit.

I actually think it doesn't even matter what age you are or what sex - though that does play into it sometimes - you always have to fight in any kind of creative world because nobody knows your own brain and your own creative ideas better than you do.

On my first album, I felt like, if it was going to be turned into a movie, it would have been directed by Sofia Coppola. She creates this kind of pastel-colored palette that's very whimsical but also very stagnant. And that's really how I heard the record.

I'm lucky I have really cool parents.

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

I know how to win people over if things aren't going my way.

I think I'm a girl's girl in the sense that I support women a lot, and I'm definitely all for girl power, but I think I'm quite a tomboy at heart - even though I love my fashion and dressing up, I think my essence is very boyish.

To be honest, for me, my main workout is when I'm on stage. Even though I make pop music, I don't think I perform in the classic 'pop star' sort of way. I'm very active on stage; I always end up dripping in sweat afterwards. It's always like a full-on, wild performance, so that's pretty much like my exercise, I would say.

I believe I deserve everything that could maybe happen. And I don't think that's a cocky thing to say because I've worked really hard, and I've never bitten the hand that fed me, and I've always been really respectful.

I'm very selfish in that I make music for myself, not for other people; I kind of only think about other people afterwards when it's out.

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

Females should stand by each other, especially in an industry which seems to try so hard to pin us up against each other and make us fight. It's not about that for me. I refuse to be sucked into a twisted world of insecurity and lose who I am.

All my favourite pop songs are the most stupid ones, the ones that are the most obvious.

The XCX really stands for 'kiss Charli kiss,' which is unbelievably crap.

I'm not a diva, and I'm not mean to people or have weird rules.

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

I really want to work with Chris Martin. I think he's a genius.

The second someone tries to put me in a box, I will do everything to rebel against that.

I'd love to work with Cher Lloyd; that would be my dream person to work with.