I was a single parent, and I was prohibited from working.

When you find yourself on stage singing and you are embarrassed about what you are singing in front of your peers, then you have to think about your priorities.

Instead of thinking that's a nice tune, you start thinking is it the right pace, is it the right tempo? That is the death nell for artists.

When you have a creative mind it doesn't stop going.

Within three months I had gone from being this black sheep of the town to suddenly becoming a pop star.

Yazoo is the name of an old blues label and also a town in America. I like it because it doesn't mean a thing, it has no immediate connotations. That's what I hate about so many names today - they're so obviously fashionable.

It is interesting seeing young people these days and watching how unimportant music is in their lives compared with our generation.