Musician

Whenever I have a bad day, I tell everybody around me, 'Just so guys know I am having a bad day and I am nervous about these things,' and that makes all the difference.

You have to be so careful with your voice, especially when you're using it every day.

I am very much married to the job.

You have to work hard as a woman for people to take you seriously.

I've been working a lot with this girl Kelly Kiara. She's amazing. She's going to be super important for R&B coming out of the U.K.

I think I took after my parents. Using music as one of my main ways of expression just felt natural.

I had a difficult childhood. I had lots of anxiety and questions. I found the world scary and intimidating.

I want people to really care when I release an album.

I think people look back at the '90s as a golden era of female empowerment.

I can't believe that I'm MTV's Brand New for 2018. Big love to MTV for even giving me this opportunity and to all the fans for voting.

I'm independent; I live by myself.

Being a creative person, I want to feel the highs and the lows.

I went to Glastonbury when I was 14, and that was really fun.

I moved from Stockholm to London, and I didn't want to work with my parents or have them help me in any way, I think just to prove to myself that I have my own talent.

I have, like, 'Finders Keepers' fever now! Sometimes I go in the studio, and I'm like, 'That worked so well, and I wrote it in 45 minutes, so if I try wearing the same outfit and playing on the same piano, it'll happen again.'

I like to spend time alone before I go on stage.

I'm the biggest Drake fan - my favorite is 'Tuscan Leather' because it's like three songs in one, and for somebody that's obsessed with keys, the outro has the best keys ever.

What gives you real power is when you know your power. And I feel quite powerful.

I think there is a misconception that being open and honest and saying what it is you want is something we should be embarrassed about. But that's just not me. I am a very honest person. I always tell somebody what I am looking for, and I don't want people to waste my time, basically.

I feel so blessed that I grew up in the age of the independent woman, the survivor. I had Destiny's Child telling me I didn't need a man to feel good about myself, and I want to carry on that message.