I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.
Now when I say Sophie Ellis-Bextor I feel that's not really me because that's become this entity from doing the gigs and the shows and the make-up contracts and whatever else.
I don't think writing or co-writing my songs makes me a better singer, but I haven't really got an excuse not to do it as I've got too many opinions!
Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.
I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.
Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics.
Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.
Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.
Yes, being educated is definitely an advantage. But having said that, I've met so many people in life who haven't done very well at school but who are still really bright.
I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?
Being a chef would be too much hard work.
Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.
Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish.
I used to be hung up on my figure, but it's a waste of time. I don't believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next.
I've got a thing for footwear; I have about 200 pairs of shoes from all over the world.
I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.
There's so many singers, you watch them and a lot of it is waving around. You don't get this feeling that they're really thinking about what they're saying.
For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien.
Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.
I don't think anyone doubts my motives, really. I do what I do and it's not very complicated. Of course, you might hate the music that I make, but I don't think people feel threatened by me just getting on with what I'm up to.
I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.
I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.
I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate gratification.
Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough
I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.
