There is no kind way to rip the skin off animals' backs. Anyone who wears any fur shares the blame f...
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There is no kind way to rip the skin off animals' backs. Anyone who wears any fur shares the blame for the torture and gruesome deaths of millions of animals each year.
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I'm such a chameleon. I never get bored.
I'm such a chameleon. I never get bored.
I worry unnecessarily.
I worry unnecessarily.
It's good to have to put yourself in someone else's skin. It's all-consuming.
It's good to have to put yourself in someone else's skin. It's all-consuming.
Since childhood I've always had a tendency to lean towards melancholy. My sisters suffer from it too...
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Since childhood I've always had a tendency to lean towards melancholy. My sisters suffer from it too, so maybe it's a genetic thing. But none of us has ever been on medication.
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I'm not a nightclub person, but you need to have a social life sometimes.
I'm not a nightclub person, but you need to have a social life sometimes.
Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get perfor...
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Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep.
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I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you real...
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I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.
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When I'm passionate about something, I just get excited.
When I'm passionate about something, I just get excited.
I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn.
I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles... like Audrey Hepburn.
I would have been happy to have waited till I was in my mid- to late-30s before I got married, but y...
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I would have been happy to have waited till I was in my mid- to late-30s before I got married, but you don't choose when these things happen, and when they do, there's no doubt in your mind.
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It's not very often that I like new bands.
It's not very often that I like new bands.
I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.
I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.
I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing.
I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing.
Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?
Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?
There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.
When I'm in London, I love to visit Kensington gardens and just sit in the park and read a good book...
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When I'm in London, I love to visit Kensington gardens and just sit in the park and read a good book.
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I'm a perfectionist.
I'm a perfectionist.
It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you alm...
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It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from.
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It was only cool to have blonde hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, b...
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It was only cool to have blonde hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, but I still looked Italian. It took me a long time to realise that was a good thing.
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I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting.
I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting.
My kitchen bench is covered with vitamins and protein powders. I go through phases when I'm sure I'm...
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My kitchen bench is covered with vitamins and protein powders. I go through phases when I'm sure I'm taking too many - but I don't get sick often.
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I know my music probably isn't going to matter to the public after I die, but that doesn't mean I do...
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I know my music probably isn't going to matter to the public after I die, but that doesn't mean I don't have something to offer.
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I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do...
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I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do.
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Isolation is a big part of songwriting.
Isolation is a big part of songwriting.
Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.
Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.
I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.
I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.
The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the s...
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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You're either too fat or too thin. You just can't win.
You're either too fat or too thin. You just can't win.
My mum said I told her I wanted to be a hairdresser during the week and a star on the weekend and th...
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My mum said I told her I wanted to be a hairdresser during the week and a star on the weekend and that was when I was really young.
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I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.
I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but whe...
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I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but when I arrived in the U.K., everyone thought I was a freak.
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I'm quite confident with the way that I look but you find something else to focus on don't you if, I...
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I'm quite confident with the way that I look but you find something else to focus on don't you if, I mean I, I have body issues that's my thing so you find something to focus on when you're a perfectionist, I think.
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If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian bl...
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If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me.
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I've always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It's deeply significant to my sister and me, so much...
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I've always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It's deeply significant to my sister and me, so much so that we both have had it tattooed on the inside of our wrists.
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You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided...
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You feel this pressure that people will take you more seriously if you play guitar, but I've decided I'm a singer and that's enough.
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I'm still an Aussie girl but Britain is part of who I am. Britain has been good to me - I have roots...
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I'm still an Aussie girl but Britain is part of who I am. Britain has been good to me - I have roots and history here and a lot of really close friends. I feel very British - I love afternoon tea and crumpets, and running in Hyde Park. I've had many a pint in many a pub all over the country.
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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of t...
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I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.
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I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and st...
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I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups.
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Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.
Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.
Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.
Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.
You're only as good as your last record and you could get dropped.
You're only as good as your last record and you could get dropped.
I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out...
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I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.
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I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I...
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I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.
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I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.
I think where men are credited for being strong, women are divas. I just think it's such a cop out.
