Amaal and I have some sort of magnetic connection. I am my brother's first assistant. So I have sung the scratch versions of all his songs. We make music at home, jam every day.

Being famous is a bit dangerous sometimes.

I'm working to be the best - the very best. There are a lot of people in this industry, and I'm trying to be the best. I'm working to affect history in a positive way.

My only description for me is that there's no throwaway people. That's the creed that I live by. It doesn't matter if I'm singing or not. That's the kind of person that my father and mother wanted me...

I have this weird thing about my face that it needs to look super young.

I don't want my daughter to grow up and feel like she has to try that hard to get people to accept her.

Everything is so chaotic and messy in the world, and I have always felt kind of dirty.

I find it hard to settle into a normal, routine environment.

Radio is so fragmented, it's unbelievable.

I do kind of think there's a bit of an overemphasis on - in the community - on sort of achieving ever-so-slightly better state-of-the-art results on particular problems, and a little underappreciation...

Girls like me more sober.

I don't personally feel that I've lost my fire.

I was just reading about Paul Simon in 'Uncut', and it was fascinating. I never think about him much or think about his music or anything, but it's interesting to hear his ideas on stuff.

If we want to get to the next level, let's take a risk and try something different.

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.

Sometimes it's all about hype, and I didn't want hype.

Ever since the Beatles, the concept of lovable mop tops, it's a bit of a fantasy, but it's a lovely idea that people make wonderful music and live a wonderful life being friends together. Sadly, life...

Unfortunately, the record I did with Motley wasn't exactly a huge success. But working with those guys was a huge learning experience as well as a really creative time, so I had an absolute blast...

You can grow up with literally nothing and you don't suffer if you know you're loved and valued.

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I really liked writing rhyming poems and plays.

I love 'Fire On The Floor.' It's just smouldering. I think it's gonna be a fantastic piece to perform live. It's filled with passion. It's about when someone you know is so bad for you, but you can't...

The surgery will always be a huge part of my life. I'm going to need to help people with weight problems for the rest of my life so that I can maintain my weight.

Especially with women in music there is this unnecessary competitive element. And, like, why? Why do people do things where they try to put peers up against each other?

There's a deeper level of healing that needs to happen for the world in general. There's a mass of people who are broken.

It is a lot cheaper to spend eight hours in a rehearsal hall than in a recording studio.

Songs, a while ago, became the medium through which I process most of the information that I receive and feel. But I go back and forth about whether this is all of life or whether you're missing...

It's interesting because what I do and what I sing is, to other people, pretty unique. I feel I'm creating my own path... and I'm working on growing as a performer.

When I heard Aretha, I could feel her emotional delivery so clearly. It came from down deep within. That's what I wanted to do.

I love collard greens and sweet potatoes. But like, traveling, I'm always just looking for that thing where you feel like there's love in the food. Like one of the best things, in Brazil it's...