I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard.

I don't want to be owned by a corporation and obliged to make a certain type of album. I want to be free.

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.

If one woman is suffering, then we are all suffering, and we need to put a voice to that.

I've had my share of dark days of the soul. I try not to focus on it too much so it doesn't get to me.

The very fact that the planet is probably unsustainable with all that we've done to it and are doing to it, it's an appalling piece of evidence. It shows our complacency, our lack of passion or inclination to be authentic and really understand our true values. It's consistently depressing, but nevertheless, we carry on.

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.