My sense of the family history is somewhat sketchy, because my mother kept a great deal to herself.

Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy.

Because of the Thames I have always loved inland waterways - water in general, water sounds - there's music in water. Brooks babbling, fountains splashing. Weirs, waterfalls; tumbling, gushing.

Broadway is a tough, tough arena for singing.

Sadly I don't sing. I missed it for a long time, but my daughter Emma said something wonderful when I was feeling blue one day: "Mom, you've just found a different way of using your voice, and that's with your books." In a way, she's right. It's just a different way of expressing what I feel about music, individuality, art and all the things I've always loved.

For me, singing was always about the lyrics. I'm hopeless at singing songs that don't have a core.

If you just literally stand still for a while, listen and think, things will eventually get sorted out.