I think sometimes my controlling instincts came out of a fear of other people.

We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.

We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.

Why do I find it hard to write the next line?

Being onstage is a way of harnessing your vulnerability and using the adrenaline to be creative. It's a very vulnerable place to be - technically, emotionally, and physically - but I love it.

I've been through Hell with some of the members of my old band, and Hell is highly stressful.

I've always thought that actors wanted to be pop musicians and pop musicians wanted to be actors.