Quotes from Natalie Imbruglia

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.

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.

It's good to have to put yourself in someone else's skin. It's all-consuming.

When I'm in London, I love to visit Kensington gardens and just sit in the park and read a good book.

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.

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me.

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.

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.

Isolation is a big part of songwriting.

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.

Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.

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.

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.

Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?

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.

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.

Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.

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.

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.

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.

Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.

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.