Quotes from KT Tunstall

Well, my heart knows me better than I know myself so I'm gonna let it do all the talking.

Life is about embracing the things that make you different, which is often an uncomfortable thing to do.

Despite fashioning myself a very unconventional lifestyle with my music, I had ended up in a really conventional situation. I was also guilty of becoming a people-pleaser, which is absolutely exhausting and not a sustainable way of living. It can be so damaging to fall into that trap, especially in close relationships.

When I was seventeen, I left Scotland to go to Kent, a well-to-do boarding school in Connecticut, where there was a contingent of really naughty kids.

I think it was Dad who gave me my nickname 'Katy Custard,' recognising my deep, positive and lasting relationship with it.

I believe that the Universe is like a single organism, and we are all little nerve endings feeding our experiences back into a whole.

I've got my roots in Northern Ireland - my biological father's side of the family were from Belfast.

You know there's this really strange mystique about Simon and Garfunkel, when they use the amazing mandolin and all the percussive stuff. It sometimes sounds very global.

I would be happy to live in a world with no mirrors, but at the same time, it's great to look good on stage because you feel you're offering more than just the music.

I think there is optimism to what I write.

I follow the Bulletproof diet - it is based on grass-fed steak, vegetables, no carbs and a lot of butter.

Music for me has always been a vent and has always been a great outlet.

It feels like your subconscious can be way ahead of you, as a songwriter. You can write a song that you think is about one thing and months later you're playing it and thinking, hang on, this is completely informing where I am now.

It's very addictive having a hit.

The only regular exercise I do is playing my shows, which are basically two hours of aerobics.

Politics for me is when I feel a personal engagement between people: I don't trust politicians.

I guess if you make quality music then it has a longevity and it will find its place.

I always try to travel as light as possible. I feel really embarrassed having loads of luggage.

The annual output of carbon emissions is 25 billion tonnes and Global Cool's goal is to reduce it by one billion tonnes a year.