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

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.

I've always been "other." I've always felt odd; I have always felt foreign in the environment I've been in. When you are young, that is a really uncomfortable thing to feel. As an older woman I really embrace it.

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

I spend a lot of time on Twitter, and it's a very interesting place. People are so driven to aggression. To me it's a funny thing. I grew up in an aggressive family, so I'm not at all intimidated by being verbally abused. I have no fear with words.

I have never done any other job. I have sung in bands since I was 15. I left school completely unqualified. I have no other training.

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