Today we're introducing a new feature: The Questionnaire. Those brave rock & roll souls who agree to take part will face six of the toughest questions ever. We're going to probe so deeply that it will make a grilling from Paxman look like a natter about EastEnders. So please welcome our first willing victim - it's Estelle!

1. Have you ever said, "I could never work in an office, man"?
Yes. I say it every time I get tired and like, "This is some bullshit." I think of my sisters and think, "Yeah I'll work in an office. Sorted." But I know what my sisters feel like when they're dealing with office politics, and I'm glad I don't have to deal with it.

2. If your music was a pair of shoes, what shoes would they be?
Oooh, don't say that. OK. Probably two pairs, because my music's diverse. So it'd be the brand new Fendi white ankle boots, just fresh and classic but still eyecatching. And you know those Miu Mius that are out right now, with the sequins and all the different colours? Those. Purple and pink. Classy but they still pack a punch.

3. Who's the Elton John to your Kiki Dee?
I would say John Legend. I think people have already said that they feel like we're Marvin and Tammi with You Are, the song we recorded together. And I'm signed to him for a few albums so I wanna say we'll work together in the future!

4. You've gone deaf and your voice box has fallen out. What do you do now?
God forbid! I don't know! I think I'd probably work in the, er, deaf industry. I'd be an interpreter, having had the benefit of speech. But I hope that's not going to happen right now. I don't want to talk any more about that!

5. Multiple choice. Is Sarah Palin...
a) A pig in lipstick
b) A monkey in mascara
c) A badger in blusher
d) A loony hockey mom with a rifle where her handbag should be
She's crazy! Insane as McCain. Those two can just go and live on an island together. A loony hockey mom would suggest that she's at least human and her views on life are so freakin' ridiculously dumb, and so back in the day, and so not dealing with her future, you know? Her own personal future - her daughter's having a child underage and she's cutting funding. If her daughter walks away tomorrow, how is she gonna survive? Let's be very clean and clear about this. She's already rebelling, she's having sex underage, and no matter what your views are... Sarah Palin is confused. So she's a pig in lipstick. I agree with Obama. You know they say the vice president's actually the person who runs the country? Please Lord. I'll say this to Americans - please vote for Obama, or else I'm just going home. She's insane.

6. Sam Sparro once called Madonna "vulgar". Whose side are you on?
Beef beef beef! Why did he call her vulgar? I'm sure it never went down exactly like that. I've met Sam and he hasn't got that kind of personality, so I'd probably hang out with Sam, because I don't think he'd have said that. Everyone has a view of Madonna in her tight clothes at 50, and people are too scared to say it, and as soon as a celebrity says it it's like, "Oh my God!" Everyone's kind of sitting there going "Ewww" though. I'd like a 50-year-old auntie, no matter how good she looks, to put away that shit. But at the same time, I'm of the viewpoint that you should live how you feel and do what the fuck you want, you know. But I personally don't want to see tight bits on anyone over 45. Madonna's got every martial art in the world though, so in a fight, she'd kick Sam Sparro's arse!

Estelle's new single, Pretty Please Love Me, came out on Monday.