KT Tunstall

When I tried to get a record deal, only one label wanted me. The rest said 'oh, we've already got a girl…

— KT Tunstall

I didn't find fame particularly difficult, partly because I'm proud to be able to say I'm the most unrecognisable face in pop.

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Like a lot of young people growing up in the middle of nowhere, I was desperate to leave my small town behind,…

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My dad's a physicist and had a key to the St Andrew's observatory, and we used to pop down to see Halley's…

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“So I choose my weapon And choose my way It's easy saying nothing when there's nothing to say Thinking about you every…

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I would never pigeon hole myself stylistically because I just don't know what I am going to want to do next.

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I get so frustrated with all these so-called singer-songwriters coming out and they don't write!

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I think it was Dad who gave me my nickname 'Katy Custard,' recognising my deep, positive and lasting relationship with it.

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Basically, my mum and dad bought me a CD player for my 14th birthday. They didn't really listen to music at all,…

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I've always tried to avoid music being direct therapy, and I've always found there's a power when you write something that can…

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One of the main reasons that I love doing what I do is because it's unpredictable and I don't know what's coming…

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Albums tend to dictate what they need. Every time I have made an album it sort of feels like it is decided…

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My father passing really, in many ways, was a gift: It made me look at my own happiness and sense of self…

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When you make an album, you have to decide how much you want to give away; you have to decide how much…

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“See the look on my face From staying too long in one place But every time I try to leave I find…

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I've always felt at home in America. Obviously, there's down sides to everywhere - the politics of America can be hard to…

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“Miniature disasters and minor catastrophoes Bring me to my knees Well I must be my own master Or a miniature disaster will…

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I lived in L.A. for a year when I was four - my dad was doing a sabbatical at UCLA - so…

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Sales have never been a source of joy for me in terms of my music. It's really about who's turning up at…

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Venice Beach is incredibly quiet at night: no streetlights, no traffic, hummingbirds in the garden, palm trees everywhere.

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Politics for me is when I feel a personal engagement between people: I don't trust politicians.

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I follow the Bulletproof diet - it is based on grass-fed steak, vegetables, no carbs and a lot of butter.

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Touring is such a major sacrifice, especially as you get older, to be away from friends and family and home and any…

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The only thing I know about being Asian is that my hair is black and my eyelashes are straight and I have…

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“So you think it's funny That you keep calling me all of the time Everyday Oh honey Don't want to be following…

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I really enjoy tech, but I'm not voracious - I'll find stuff because I want to use it, not because I'm interested…

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I always try to travel as light as possible. I feel really embarrassed having loads of luggage.

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KIN' is basically a kind of rite of passage, scars-and-all celebration of going through difficult things in your life and being better…

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When I was seventeen, I left Scotland to go to Kent, a well-to-do boarding school in Connecticut, where there was a contingent…

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Use Creme de la Mer balm when your skin gets dry on a plane. You can put it on your cheeks to…

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The way I feel about how I look changes daily, but as I've got older, I feel more confident.

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I used to take it much more to heart. Now I realise that negativity has almost everything to do with the person…

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I work better under pressure. I was the local badminton champion when I was a kid, and there was another girl who…

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My songs examine and explore little specific emotions or situations or stories... They're kitchen table songs, like a conversation between me and…

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Well, I was a real late-comer to listen to music, actually, because my parents - first of all, my parents weren't big…

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I don't let housekeeping in when I stay in hotels. It cuts down on all the caustic cleaning products and aggressive water…

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“And I don't wanna hear you tell yourself That these feelings are in the past You know it doesn't mean they're off…

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I went down to London with the idea that I was going to do vocals over this crazy, crazy trip-hop digital beat.…

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It was blazing sunshine and I went on in a turquoise neck muff, glamorous dress and muddy boots and just had the…

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What I noticed about living by the sea when I moved to London was that it's really bad when you only have…

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