Feelings are not everything! There is very little absolute truth in life.

I was in a church choir early on and that really helped me musically in terms of chops, learning how to sing harmonies.

You set up your place in my thoughts, moved in and made my thinking crowded.

Now I know a refuge never grows from a chin in a hand in a thoughtful pose gotta tend the earth if you want a rose.

We're bombarded with media reports, with social media, with anyone with an opinion.

Music makes me alive in a way that nothing quite does. Good art, good film, good books, good dance. Exhibitions, history. Nature makes me feel alive. Georgia in the rain - that makes me feel alive. Compassion makes me feel alive. Hard fought victories for social rights.

Food! Oh my god, I love food. Sugar makes me come alive.