I was an only child, and Mother was always right with me all my life. I used to get very angry at her when I was growing up-it's a natural thing.

My mother had a rule, obviously, that I couldn't go across the street by myself, but I had to find a way of doing it.

I wanted to be a nun. I saw nuns as superstars. When I was growing up I went to a Catholic school, and the nuns, to me, were these superhuman, beautiful, fantastic people.

Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.

I never had, like, a nanny that took care of me. My mom always fed me breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.