Natalie Imbruglia

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me.

I started dancing when I was three, Scottish dancing.

I'm quite confident with the way that I look but you find something else to focus on don't you if, I mean I, I have body issues that's my thing so you find something to focus on when you're a perfectionist, I think.

I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting.

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.

There are artists who think they have to be on top all the time. I think that would be exhausting.

I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.

I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.

There is no kind way to rip the skin off animals' backs. Anyone who wears any fur shares the blame for the torture and gruesome deaths of millions of animals each year.

Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.

I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.

I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.

When I'm in London, I love to visit Kensington gardens and just sit in the park and read a good book.

My kitchen bench is covered with vitamins and protein powders. I go through phases when I'm sure I'm taking too many - but I don't get sick often.

Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep.

I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but when I arrived in the U.K., everyone thought I was a freak.

I exercise three to four times a week, doing the Tracy Anderson Method, which involves toning and strengthening our small muscle groups.

Isolation is a big part of songwriting.

When I'm passionate about something, I just get excited.

My mum said I told her I wanted to be a hairdresser during the week and a star on the weekend and that was when I was really young.

I'm such a chameleon. I never get bored.

You're either too fat or too thin. You just can't win.

I'm not a nightclub person, but you need to have a social life sometimes.

I've always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It's deeply significant to my sister and me, so much so that we both have had it tattooed on the inside of our wrists.