“Listening to Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna gave me the confidence I needed to get…” — Kate Nash

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.

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.

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.

Artists often have mental health issues. And their lifestyles are unstable because of all the travelling and the media commentary on their lives.