Florence Welch finds it hard to have a ''meaningful connection'' with someone when she's not on stage. The 'No Light, No Light' singer struggled with a broken heart after the end of her long term relationship with Stuart Hammond, and admits when she is on stage is currently the only form of escape she has.

She said: ''Singing is the only time I truly feel happy. You have that intense connection with a few thousand people and it feels real. Then you come back off tour and its hard to have that intense connection to someone one to one.

''I wonder if having a connection with that many people makes it impossible to have a meaningful connection alone with one person?''

Florence - who fronts Florence + the Machine - acknowledges that while her situation is upsetting her, it is not her job which is being affected, and it is only when she's alone that she feels empty.

She added: ''This job is not making me sad, it is the situation I'm in is making me sad. The people, the places, the shows, I love all of that. It's just those quiet moments in the hotel room where everything just goes.''

She jokingly added to Q magazine: ''After all that intensity, to suddenly be alone like that... it's... My God, the Demons are approaching! Quickly... must... buy... some... paisley!''