The press Yazoo were receiving were focused on the voice, This obviously was about trends.

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

I had been with the label since I was 21. The label wanted shiny pop but I didn't. I found a little independent and we've got all these great reviews in England and now it has gone gold.

I think the world is a dead carcass and I think the purpose of human beings is as maggots.

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

When you make a lot of money for a record company, they don't want you to evolve. Growing older, you naturally do.

I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids.