Joss Stone has an "atrocious personality".
The 22-year-old singer – who was criticised for adopting an American accent after moving to the US in 2006 – believes she stopped connecting with fans because of the way she portrays herself.
She told Britain's Daily Star newspaper: "I think I suffered a backlash not because of my music but because of me – my atrocious personality probably.
"I don't give away too much about my private life so people just make stuff up. It doesn't matter what I do or don't say.
"I can just chill alone for months and still be labelled the biggest b***h in the world.
"But my hair has changed – it's my real colour now. And I've made a simple album that I love."
Joss is proud of her new LP 'Colour Me Free', and is confident the material marks a return to the sound which made her famous.
She said: "I finally got a chance to make music without people sitting over my shoulder and telling me what to think or play.
"When I did my last album I was obsessed with getting it right. Now I'm just like, 'F**k it, let's go make some noise.' "