There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection.

There was a time when the music fell silent. Both within me and around me.

I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose - that I want to create a sense of shyness. But it's just not something I want to do. I overdosed.

Abba's last tour was a success but awful for me.

My life contains so many other things; I have my children, my grandchildren, my two dogs and a big place in the country. I have my own life.

No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It's a thin line between celebration and menace.

When I'm living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it's a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!