I feel like at 50 I've decided to become a rock star, which is, you know, typical of me. I always seem to work backwards.

Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.

We all love animals. Why do we call some 'pets' and others 'dinner?'

I'm a singer and as long as I can sing - which, thank God, is something that I still seem to be able to do - I'd like to carry on making records.

Minimal is the word I'd use to describe how I live and dress, and it's also how I sing. I'm not a big fan of overemoting.

I don't sing anything that hurts my voice.

I believe in monogamy if that's what a couple decides upon together, but it all depends on the personal history and culture of the two involved.