Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

I'm a little bit allergic to the whole brand thing to be honest but maybe it's just happening around me and I'm not really aware of it.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

My rule for the corporate stuff is the same as with my music - I do whatever means I can sleep at night and whatever means I can be dignified.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd stumble across a really valuable one, a Penny Black or an Inverted Jenny, but it wasn't to be.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

I must confess I knew very little about the trance scene, I'm more house and commercial dance but it was really interesting and different.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor

I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why.