You used to have to sing and convey emotion, and now, well, technically you can do anything with technology. It sucks for music today, but that's why that old music feels so good to me.

Call me a slag. If it means being a strong woman, I'll gladly be that.

I do reinvent old hits of mine and sort of give them a new life.

Men aren't as strong and capable as we are. We're machines.

I'm experimental by nature... always exploring my creativity.

When I learned how millions of children go to bed hungry, my only response was, 'What can I do to help?'

Independence was a big, big thing for me. I saw my voice as a way out - when my parents fought, I'd run up to my room, put on The Sound of Music, open the window and sing out. My voice was my escape.