I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness but I can't speak on their behalf.

HIV/AIDS has no boundaries.

I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike.

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

I don't have any interest to go to Israel. I don't think I'd ever have a cause to go.

In a sense, the music business and I haven't always been the best of bedfellows. Artists often have to fight their corner. Your music goes through these filters of record labels and media, and you're hoping you'll find someone who'll help you get your work into the world.

You just decide what your values are in life and what you are going to do, and then you feel like you count, and that makes life worth living. It makes my life meaningful.