I've a tiny little scar on my chin from when I fell over on stage, bust my chin open and bled everywhere.

I've always been really private.

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.

If you're on an indie label, you're not getting enough money. And if you're on a major, you're not getting enough support.

When we're in London my family goes to mass on Christmas Eve. The next day Dad cooks the turkey on the barbecue, standing outside in the freezing cold.

Even though I'm super into tarot and astrology, I don't believe in knowing too much about the future.

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?

You have to be cynical because this is a business. Everyone is making money out of you.

When I was younger, I'd always cry on Christmas Day, and I didn't know why. Now I know it's because I was just overwhelmed by the togetherness.

The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players are the most wonderful creatures.

I just wanna be an artist, like someone like Bjork and Kate Bush and Regina Spektor. These are people that have saved people, I think, by being what they are.

Punk may have helped me find my voice and made me realise that I had the right to have one, but it was riot grrrl that helped me sustain that voice and shout a little louder.

I didn't feel like I was allowed to be a songwriter. I thought I had to be a really intelligent lyricist, like a poet.

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.

People are fragile. Our brains are fragile and you can only abuse them for so long.

I love 'Grace and Frankie!' Oh my God, it's the best show.

I first got into punk music at 17, The Adverts, just from being a bored teenager.

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.'

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.

When I first started, in 2006, it was an exciting time. Independent, cool, weird artists were being successful, and magazines were writing about them, and people were getting played on radio that were, like, really good.

I never wanted to be like: 'Oh, just because I'm a singer I can be in films now.'

I've got quite bushy eyebrows and brown eyes.

Everyone has self-esteem issues when they are a teenager, but I think you have to accept who you are, because otherwise you are going to have a really unhappy life.

The Walking Dead' is my show. I download it from iTunes so that I can watch it the second it comes out. It's a show that I've got really involved in, emotionally.

I get a bit overwhelmed by the number of shows I haven't seen, that are still on my bucket list.

I started my own zine, and riot grrrl became a huge part of my identity.

When you're on tour, you know exactly what you're doing and what's required of you. There's a routine.

I think I was probably overworked. I was doing huge tours and having two days off and then going out again. It burned me out.

I would like to think that an artist's mental health is taken into consideration more now.

I love any excuse to dress up; my wardrobe's a bit like a fancy dress box.

Sometimes it's hard for me to dress for normal situations. A lot of the time I'm either performing or travelling - so what I wear is either really fun or just really comfortable. For anything in between I think, 'Oh God, I don't know how to dress myself. But when I get on stage I'm just like, 'I can wear anything I want!'

British summers give me a really happy feeling.

I had heart surgery when I was 17.

MySpace was so punk.

As many problems as there are with Hollywood, I feel so much more protected because if there's a serious issue, I have someone I can talk to. Where's that in the music industry? We need it.

It's really important to be a strong role model. It's one of my main things because I feel I've been exposed in such an extreme way to a lot of sexism.

I've become aware of being in a very male-dominated industry where a door opens and it's like, 'Oh hello, it's 12 men and me. Again.'

I come from a big Irish family who force-fed me as a kid, so not eating was never an option.

When I'm not touring I really enjoy the ease of cooking at home.

I've met so many young women who are interested in being involved in music and I think, 'Why are you not actually doing it?' And I hope that if I tell my story, about the setbacks I had, they might not be afraid.

One day when I was 14 I put together a makeshift CV and walked into this weird boutique in Pinner, near where I lived, to ask if they needed a Saturday assistant. They didn't, but the owner took me on anyway.

I wouldn't mind working in restaurants again because you build up a relationship with the customers. I'm really inspired by the mundane - it's often the most ordinary-looking people who have the best stories - and you can watch diners and study their idiosyncrasies without them being aware of it.

When you earn your own money you feel much better about yourself.

I love punks!

A lot of young girls look up to me and it's amazing.

I got £30 for my first gig, cash in hand.

I never do anything just to be crude or in your face.

As you get older, you start to realise negativity is really bad.

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 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.