I've always really liked the idea of an artist name, like a cover-up, even though in my music I'm being very personal in the stuff that I write about.

I was very ambitious in my dream of being a pop star.

My parents would use all of their money for us to go new and exciting places, instead of a new television or a big car.

Not to be a bummer, but heartbreak is great for inspiration - we all know that - and it's really hard to write songs if I go through a phase where I don't feel much.

Owning flatware makes me feel like a grown-up. That and knowing that flatware is called flatware.

I think around 2015 and 2016 I ended up in an identity crisis, artistically. I didn't know what direction I was going in. I'm a perfectionist and I want to be truthful to my beliefs, if you know what I mean.

I've always liked the idea of being different.

You have to dare to totally be yourself and go 100% with your heart and guts.

I didn't fit the mold of a popstar.

I love Duolingo. I'm learning Spanish on it, and it's such a good way to pass time on flights or the bus.

There's so much talk about female artists doing their own thing but being super supportive, coming together and doing projects together. I love that whole wave.

Ever since I was 19, I've been in a relationship, to be honest. I always go from one to another, for some weird reason, and I always find someone where I connect on a personal level.

You get very inspired on tour.

Obviously I am a huge Major Lazer fan.

You don't want political acts to become something you just have to do in order to look good.

The older I get the more I become aware that I'm a woman.

I try not to spend too much time online but at the same time if I didn't, I'd be isolated.

I was a bit of a tomboy.

For a long time I wasn't actually listening to pop. But when I got back into electronic and hip-hop stuff, I rediscovered my passion for pop music.

I'm a huge fan of the Moomins and my fans are called Momins. They're the best, so creative, talented and sweet - just like Moomins.

The hardest thing about being a woman is different for everyone. For me, it's the mirage of 'having it all' somewhere off in the distance. I think in many ways you do have to choose.

I want to be myself otherwise what's the point.

I dream of doing something where people are like: 'That's different, but it's still something I can relate to,' because that's the way of moving forward.

I was a trouble teenager. I was uncontrollable, but I haven't done anything that I'm not proud of.

Even though I have a huge love for alternative music and punk music, particularly, I have always had the love for pop music inside of me. Therefore actually it felt kind of natural for me to have different projects with different genres.

It's such a horrible feeling to not be honest to who you are.

I think everyone grew up thinking that by their mid-20s they'd have everything sorted out, but I know I don't.

The songs I write are about how I feel and the vibe I'm in. So whether I'm on a tour or at home it's like all about how you feel in the certain time you sit down.

A fear of not being good enough? But that's what drives me.

Obviously there's so many great artists out there that I'd love to work with.

It has been a long journey, but if you dream and have the ambition and want to work hard, then you can achieve.

There is so much to discover in Dubai.

I've got such a sweet tooth. I do miss the U.K. where you get sticky toffee pudding or custard, all that.

I love what I do. I want to continue winning medals.

Dubai is a safe place, and I never came across anything to worry about.

Look at my success. I didn't achieve it overnight. It has been the product of many years' struggle, and every year, my times have shown gradual improvement.

I believe no matter who you are, respect yourself, respect others.

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

I'd heard a lot about Dubai before I first visited and couldn't wait to go.

It's doesn't just come overnight, you've got to train for it and believe in yourself; that's the most important thing.

I work so hard for what I do. To achieve what I have has taken me half of my life to be able to achieve what I have achieved. And for people to think I have taken a shortcut, it's not right, and it's not fair.

You've got to believe in God.

You imagine running 120 miles a week, week in, week out, for the past four or five years. It takes a little bit out of you.

In America... it's not divided, but with Trump now, it's like you are asking for trouble. We wouldn't dare to say any of the things he is saying in our country and get away with it. It's just... blasphemy.

I'd love to work with children. I've set up the charity, and that's going well. We've got a lot of projects we're doing in Somalia, so I'd like to see how we're doing there.

It gets to you as a father when your kids don't react to you in the way you imagine.

I wasn't a fighting kid or a causing-trouble kid. I was just one of those cheeky, crazy kids running around.

To be labelled a cheat - it's not fair. If I'm a cheat, then prove I'm a cheat or just leave me alone and let me do what I do best.

Records are there to be broken. Lots of people would love to swap their world record for an Olympic medal, but for me, my medals are there forever and ever, and that's what does it for me.

I wished for just one medal as a junior.