Quotes

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"I was very lonely actually. I went to 13 different schools so never had time to make enduring friendships. Music became a lifeline to me."

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"I listened to punk, ska and reggae when I grew up, courtesy of my parents' record collections."

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"I was into jungle and drum and bass."

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"I knew from an early age that I could never do a job where I'd have to sit in an office all day long."

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"I always read a lot."

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"I became obsessed by quite arcane subjects,"

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"I started to feel like I could have a voice. But I wanted to write about my own world in an entertaining way. So I did."

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"possibly the best band ever, ever!"

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"when she was my age"

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"Since then it's gone mad."

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"I chose to make LDN a low key 7"

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"When I'm in New York my boyfriend buys me sneakers and vice versa"

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"Cheryl [Cole], if you're reading this, I may not be as prety as you but at least I write my own songs. [on her myspace blog]"

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"I must say that taking your clothes off, doing sexy dancing and marrying a rich footballer must be very gratifying, your mother must be so proud, stupid b*tch [to Cheryl Cole after she allegedly branded Lily as a 'chick with a d*ck']"

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"I've been working hard in the studio. I postd a couple of new songs to get an idea of my new direction, they are just at a demo stage so don't be too hard on them."

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"Since you've gone I've lost my chip on my shoulder. Since you've gone I feel like I've gotten older."

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"The only story is that drugs are bad and they will kill you - you will become a prostitute, a rapist or a dealer. But that’s not true. “I know lots of people who take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work. “But we never hear that side of the story."

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"When I lived at home, Alfie’s room was opposite the main bathroom, and I would have a bath in the morning and it never had a lock on the door and Alfie would get up and come in for a wee, he has got a huge p**is."

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"To be honest with you I haven't got time to take all of it in. I get up really early in the morning, get in a car and do about a million things in one day. I haven't even heard my song on the radio or seen myself on TV. I don't really read the papers so I'm still just me."

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"I'm quite an opinionated person, but I'd never written a diary before. I quite like it! "

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"I always wanted to do music but never really had the confidence to do it until my first manager George Lamb, who I met out in Ibiza, encouraged me."

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"People recognize me all the time now, and there’s lots of autograph hunting and smiling. But then I get to play gigs, which are amazing. It’s a good job."

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"The press are trying to make me out to be this really bitchy, horrible cocky lady, and I’m actually not,"

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"Yes, I met Carl Barat [from Dirty Pretty Things] yesterday when I was at the POPWORLD TV show. He smiled at me and watched 5 minutes of my performance. I don't think I've said anything that bad about anyone, though, to be honest."

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"That's OK, I'm so busy at the moment so that keeps my mind occupied."

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"I quite fancy Graham Coxon. I haven't met him yet, though. I'd like to."