In the States, the HIV transmission from mother to child is almost completely preventable - the only mothers who really do transmit it are the ones who don't come in for care. If a mother in the United States or in Europe or in the UK comes to care and gets her medicines, she will have an HIV negative baby. Most people don't know that.

I think Scotland could take a stand in a wonderful way, ecologically and morally and ethically.

Success breeds the excitement to continue going.

I watch 'Mad Men,' I knit scarves, I cook and am very, very normal. Honestly.

There's a lot of women's organisations, but they're all working separately. If you get people together, as a collaborative voice, it's strong.

I've never experienced chronic poverty, but I know what it's like to live on £3 a week.

Over the years, I was never really driven to become a solo artist, but I was curious to find out who I was as an individual creative person. It's taken some time, but now I feel I've truly paid my dues. I guess I'm at a point now where I'm more comfortable in my own skin.