It's great to be able to find a way to release your music and do what you want to do artistically and not have to just worry about being accepted by the major label industry.
— Kate Nash
I never thought I could do certain things like somersaults and jumping off the ropes and flips. When you actually learn to do it, you're really amazed with what your body can do.
I need to be someone who didn't break because of what I've been through.
My biggest crush when I was 13 was Leonardo DiCaprio. After I watched 'Titanic' I was completely in love with him.
I like to take care of people, I love looking after my friends and stuff.
A woman's body and a woman's image is a very political thing, so I trust another woman to understand what that's like and how to portray it in a way people can relate to.
For me, music is my art and what I have dedicated my life to. For fashion designers, clothing is art. Just as much as a piece of music that I might write is a piece of art. Being able to merge the two industries on stage or at an event is really fun.
I grew up in Harrow, London, with two sisters. I am the middle child and a natural ginger, so fiery by nature.
I've literally been in sessions with producers, writing for other people, and they're like, 'We need a song for this artist, and we need it to sound like this song.' They're literally saying, 'Rip off this song that was no. 1 last week,' and that's just so uninspiring.
Even though I'm super into tarot and astrology, I don't believe in knowing too much about the future.
I love skeletons and bones so much.
Songwriting is my craft now, and it's more than something I just enjoy.
I think if you're going out with someone you should be inspired by them. That's why you like them - because they're exciting and they're smart.
Sometimes it's funny for me to just pretend I'm a movie character, and think what would you do if this was a movie? Or, what would you do if you were one of your icons?
I really recommend it, to build a new physical relationship with yourself, and just do it on your own terms, and your own time, it can just give you a different sense of self-worth, and then help with your mental health too.
My mum's got morals and principles, and I've been brought up with those ideas and beliefs.
I got £30 for my first gig, cash in hand.
I definitely want to be acting and I'm really happy that I found the opportunity to do it.
I like being girly. I used to wear jeans all the time and tracksuit bottoms but then I was like, really all I want to be like is Marilyn Monroe so why am I wearing these?
I just want to be someone who stands up for being herself.
I would say that I'm opinionated and clumsy and I am definitely led by my heart over my head.
Being a person is really hard, obviously depending on your background for some people it can be much harder, but mental health and how we feel about ourselves is so key to changing the world in a positive way.
I'm just really inspired by women and, for me, it's really important to work with someone who can relate to the female experience, especially in music.
I formulate my style based on a range of influences from books to films and my moods.
The physical and the emotional are really connected. Although we know that, you kind of forget it.
I always felt like an outsider of the industry, and now I feel quite comfortable as an independent artist.
I love throwing parties and being sociable and dancing. But I also have this other homebody side and can become quite isolated and anxious.
I think Berlin is always inspiring. I love being in Berlin. It feels like such a cool city, with so much culture and art and independence everywhere.
I've always been really private.
My parents would, like, argue in front of us and it wasn't a big deal, whereas I know some people's parents who, if they argued, it was like, 'Oh, my God.'
I think imagination can be an incredibly powerful tool and it can help you get more confidence.
It is really amazing what you can do with your body and learning that your body has skills and a purpose, as a woman you are always taught that your body is like in the way, too big or just not perfect.
I never do anything just to be crude or in your face.
A lot of young girls look up to me and it's amazing.
I love 'Grace and Frankie!' Oh my God, it's the best show.
Simplicity is the key for me. I can't write clever songs; I just can't do it.
Well, I don't like everyone. I don't want everyone to like me.
I'm quite forgetful.
A lot of men just don't understand what it's like to be a woman and how much our bodies mean and what they can be and how much power they can yield, and how much we're shamed for them.
When you're a woman, you have such a strange relationship with your body because - especially when you're in the public eye - you're constantly being judged.
My first real foray into fashion was the discovery of vintage. Vintage dresses really suit my body type, so the discovery was both wonderfully eye-opening and liberating.
I've been really inspired by my roots - my ancestors and Irish history.
I can't even begin to grasp concepts like the multiverse.
The worst date I've been on was in L.A. with this guy I didn't want to be on a date with - he was just trying to take me to all these places and impress me but it was so cheesy.
I find it really easy to write on the bass, because you kind of get straight to the point: you do lyrics and melody without thinking about decorating the song until after you've finished it.
There are certain things I would never write about - anything that's too distasteful. I think that you can withhold information.
Forgiving yourself will help with giving yourself strength.
As a woman there's probably 20 people in your life that have underestimated you or will. Whether that be in your career or in your personal life and you've just got to battle it.
As you get older, you start to realise negativity is really bad.
I'm worried about being pigeonholed as an artist, especially a female one, but I think, essentially, it's the music which people judge you by.
