When I was singing "King of the Mountain," it was a pivotal point in the show. That's the song that took us from this concert setting of individual songs into the theatrical narrative piece.

What I've tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone else's mind, like in Wuthering Heights.

I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone.

I didn't dare let my mind wander off.

I think quotes are very dangerous things.

It's not that I don't like American pop; I'm a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a very English and Irish base. Is it all sort of totally non-American sounding.

[Theresa May] is very sensible and I think that's a good thing at this point in time.