Quotes from Paloma Faith

You cannot schedule death.

I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.

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

I'm a serial monogamist.

I enjoy being a girl.

All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I'm deeply insecure - but I'm good at hiding it.

You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard.

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

I think I'd be a million times more successful and more iconic if I was a singer in the '40s. I'd be allowed a level of mystery, and I think I'd suit that decade.

If I go out with no make-up and a tracksuit on, nobody comes up to me. And if they do, I won't do a photo because I wouldn't want any photographic evidence.

It's celebrated in British culture to be eccentric.

I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons - my mother had breast cancer and I think it's very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body.

I get plenty of, 'Is that song about me?' from men but I just tell them to get over themselves.

I was once in a long relationship with a man who ran a vintage clothes store but had been a chef, so I'd come home each night to a different three-course meal. I was quite fat, but so happy.

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

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

Sometimes when you've got too much money you lose your imagination.

I'm not one for sightseeing or going around the shops when I'm on holiday. I do enough shopping when I'm at home, and like to have a complete break when I'm away.

Adele's like a beacon of honesty. Doesn't compromise, goes to America and she's still the same sweary cockney.

I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.

Ever since I was little, my mum used to choose an outfit for me and lay it on the bed so I'd know what I was wearing the next day. I never went to a uniformed school, so I always had an outfit - and I never really grew out of that, I don't think.

I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes.

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.

I feel curious about every situation I'm in.