Quotes by Paloma Faith

When youre on the pop treadmill, you dont always feel that cool because you have to do things to promote the record that arent necessarily your environment.

You know, my mums always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism - so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.

I dont feel I fit in with morning television because Im like a vampire and I like to stay up late.

Its amazing living alone. Im very lucky. Its like a refuge.

I try to stick to a certain diet all the time, and then when I feel like a reward, I have it. I try to stick to no dairy, no sugar, no wheat.

I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons - my mother had breast cancer and I think its very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body.

I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.

I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where Im going to ensure that Ive packed the right clothes.

I design all my sets. With my tour and my album artwork, I co-design that with people who are better at drawing than me. But Ive got a good imagination. I went to art school so I understand how to communicate my ideas.

Im surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity. They dont have any problem telling me Im acting like an idiot or Im not that funny.

Sometimes when youve got too much money you lose your imagination.

I lend people money, but Id never lend something that would jeopardise a friendship if I didnt get it back.