I was always into all sorts of different artistic disciplines, but I was mostly focused on dance, theatre and physical performance. I enjoyed playing a bit of piano and noodling around on a guitar, but it was only when I got to Berlin on my travels that I started to play songs on the street and started to consider music as a main direction. Being in Berlin surrounded by so much expression and such a melting pot of art and culture, I was incredibly inspired. Especially by the idea of using the streets and public spaces as a performance space. That's what really got me. I pursued street music as a career and now here I am!

It’s such a melting pot, with so many people from all over the world. It's a big city but it feels like a village too. It's grungy and arty and weird and wild, but it's also safe and everything works, you can ride your bike everywhere, and there's great public transport. It was also really incredible to be able to walk down the street alone at night and feel safe.

I honestly don't know! I change all the time and allow myself to explore different genres and instruments so that I never get stuck in one box. I would get too bored, to be honest. I love feeling like anything is possible and allowing myself to change as much as I like. I think music has evolved to a point beyond genres.

I feel as though I've come into myself as an artist and a woman, and this feels like the most honest piece of work I've made. It is a musical conversation of who I am today. I never did music lessons or learnt music theory, and I always felt self-conscious of this, feeling as though other people knew better how to direct my music. Now I have the confidence to trust in myself and express myself and realise that I know what's best for me. And it's incredibly personal too, the subject matter is all my most intimate lessons and ideas that I've come to realise as I've come into womanhood.

It's a lot! There are times where I am feeling more creative and I dedicate myself to songwriting, and there are times where I am feeling more like a businesswoman and I work on that side of things. I go through phases. Every song is a different process and a different journey, and I try to only write when I have something to write about.

The song is supposed to shed a light on something that people take for granted, and it aspires to inspire people to strive to work towards a club/community/party culture that is safe and cosy for everyone. It's so important that we realise the effect that our words and body language have on other people. That we call people out when they behave in a way that makes someone feel small or powerless. Feminism is important for women, men and everyone. It’s for the world to be equal and for women to be able to go out and have no fear.

It's definitely intense to share such intimate and personal subjects with the public. I definitely don't feel as though everyone should have to do that because, for some people, it is too hard or too painful. But for me, it's therapeutic to talk about it, for other people to relate and feel less alone and share with me what they've been through. For these subjects to not be taboo and for conversations to happen. Art and music are a huge form of therapy for me, to take the traumatic experiences and turn them into something beautiful, something that people can be moved by.

So often I write songs in a more metaphorical way, but with this one, I felt like I wanted to get straight to the point. I wanted people to know exactly what I was feeling and talking about. I definitely like to approach difficult subjects with some humour, I don't like to take myself too seriously. But sometimes, we need to say it as it is! I need to take control of my environment and tell people how I really feel.

I think that music is an incredible tool to enter people’s ears and hearts. When people admire your music, they are going to listen to what you say even if it's hard to hear. Music is a beautiful way to navigate difficult subjects and there are so many ways to use it for positive change, even if it simply makes someone feel something.

It's the longest tour I've ever been on and I'm just as excited as I am nervous! I'm preparing mentally for it, wanting to have a healthy diet and exercise routine to make sure that I come home feeling energised, not spent. I am very lucky to have an incredible band that I get along with very well, so that's definitely a huge plus. Touring is expensive as an independent artist, so I have to work incredibly hard to make it all work. The live shows are super fun, we change the arrangements all the time to keep it interesting and make sure that we can keep playing the songs night after night and really enjoy it.