I've spent a lot of time in Inverness, playing gigs and on a radio tour. I like heading up there because it is very tranquil and a contrast to how busy London is.
— Nina Nesbitt
Peroxide' is a mix of everything I have experienced from the age of 15 until now with themes of break ups, first love, growing up - all the sorts of things that you experience at that age.
I can't put on weight, even though I eat so much and I'm not saying that in a good way because I love curves and I love carbs too.
I won't write every one of my personal experiences into songs as I think it could be a bit depressing - and its nice to not be too open.
Sometimes I fall out of love with what I'm doing, but only for about a week. Once it's over I'm back to thinking it's the best job in the world again. But every job has it's ups and downs.
I was thrust into the spotlight and didn't really know what I was doing. The opportunity was amazing but I wasn't ready for any of it.
I try to create a style that reflects my music. So I would say it's definitely got some '90s elements, some pop elements that are a bit more feminine, and then more indie, androdgynous elements.
People are pretty normal in Scotland, I've had a few crazy fan experiences elsewhere.
Then when I was writing alone, I'd just be in my bedroom in London and I had a little studio setup. I was like, You know what, if no one's gonna produce my music, I'm gonna have to learn how to do it myself.
I try to create an image to suit my music. These days, you have to create your own personal brand as an artist. It's not about just putting music out any more unfortunately.
I like people who have their own quirky style. I'm not really attracted to typically good looking men.
From past experience I wouldn't go out with another musician. With song writing people can be a bit sensitive. Something completely different, like a lawyer, would be good.
I didn't grow up with a musical family. My mom had a lot of CDs in the house, particularly Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, ABBA, all the sort of like diva icons. She's Swedish, so she loves pop music.
I like to get off my phone because when I sit with my phone, I don't feel creative cos I'm just sitting reading other people's things.
I would love to work with Calvin Harris because I think he's a really good songwriter and producer and he does everything, which I like.
Being with somebody who makes you feel great, you could be anywhere doing anything.
London seems to be one step ahead of everywhere else which I like because you see things first. It's where British fashion is developed and there are so many little vintage shops and boutiques; there are always loads on offer.
I previously played King Tut's in Glasgow, which is one of my favourite gigs. It's really intimate.
I write songs that mean something to me because I want to connect with people and make them feel something too.
Sadly, people assume that I am happy because I am so skinny.
But shows like 'The X Factor' are a great showcase but people are not taking it for real music.
I think everyone goes through it in university, figuring out whether or not they're doing the right course. I guess I'm the same, but in music.
But, I think that as long as you have a distinct voice and personality, you can kind of dress how you want.
I was wearing leather studded jackets, but I was playing acoustic folk music, so it was quite a weird mix.
So what comes naturally to me is writing lyrics and writing songs and telling stories.
I'd been an artist since I was 17 and I was used to just putting things on iTunes. So I was like, I need to educate myself and figure out the new industry.
I don't think I am pretty. I think I'm quite strange-looking.
For a date, I'd like to do something different to drinks or dinner - like walking around Camden for a day in the sun, or something weird, like skydiving. Then at least if you don't get on you've had fun.
When I wrote my debut album I was around 17, I didn't really know what my sound was or who I was and what I wanted.
A song like 'Loyal To Me,' for example, I originally wrote that for a girl band in mind, that's why it has so many harmonies and it's got that sort of '90s/R&B feel to it.
So I just sat in bed for six months - I literally didn't leave the house - and it was the first time that I'd actually experienced being depressed. I'd be sad on and off but I'd never experienced actual depression. Like, crying for no reason. It was really horrible.
I do loads of pitch writing as well, where you write a pop song and then pitch it to DJs who can then work with the song, and sometimes they keep your vocal on it. It's just good to be involved in different things.
I went from playing to like ten people in a pub to playing thousands of people and being in this music industry, you really have to get out of your comfort zone fast.
I only tend to use YouTube for learning difficult guitar things or music videos. I tend to just walk around London and take it all in; there are so many fashionable people.
I get on really well with Jake Gosling, who is a great producer, and I have written a song with Fraser T Smith.
I dyed my hair blonde when I was 13 because I wanted to be like my mum and my gran, who both have blonde hair.
I genuinely have no eating problem. I eat so much food. I think there's a lot of girls who are similar to me.
I think Taylor Swift, in the days when she was kind of doing more country style, definitely was a big inspiration for me.
I'm now 23 and feel like it's been a full 'crash course' in the music industry - I've only just found my sound.
But I think as you grow up, you realise that actually, if you want to dress sexy there's nothing wrong with that - it's your prerogative as a woman to dress however you want.
People in Glasgow are really rowdy which is good.
But then as I got older, I got to know all these amazing artists like Alanis Morissette, Stevie Nicks, Debbie Harry, all these women who are really the creators behind who they are.
It's always weird when people come out to see you because everything's mostly online now.
Being young and extremely naive and coming from a very sheltered place has been a slight disadvantage to me because in Edinburgh, if you meet someone and they're nice, they just become your friend.
The worst quality in a man is a really big ego - that would turn me off.
I listened to a lot of female pop music growing up. I started to realize that there were women out there wanting to stay something, playing instruments and writing their own songs.
I feel like there's a lot of albums that are like 'woo! we're young, let's have fun' and there's a lot of albums that are abstract, with mature lyrics.
I think you really have to know what you want if you want to be an artist. Otherwise, you just kind of end up in space, just floating around.
I just find it so weird that I can come to another continent and have people turn up. I guess it's just the internet... It just makes it so available to everyone.
Doing the Yumi cmapign has shown me lots of different looks I'd not tried before.
