In a way, it's all down to perception, isn't it? And everyone has their own take on everything.

Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

My first understanding of HIV and AIDS was like everybody else from my generation. In the mid-'80s, we heard about this, and it was terrifying, because we knew nothing about how to respond to it appropriately, and we didn't really understand about how the virus is passed. There was a lot of misconception about that.

The poetic side of me is Scottish.

If you come face to face with some really challenging situations and tragic circumstances - you are going in there with a purpose. You are not going in there as a tourist.

I like where I live here, in London.