Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet.

I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country.

I wasnt an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.

With some of the songs, we brought the pitch down to alto.I'm older, so naturally my voice is lower now.

Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own.

I split it up into working on the two narrative pieces that can tell a story. The scariest thing was whether I'd be any good performing live again. It was such a long time since I'd done any live work. It's so different for me than recording. Every night my audiences were what I would dream of. You could just feel their support.

Even just making albums - which was more within the structure that I've worked in for years - you have no idea how people will respond. You don't know if it'll be any good whatsoever. It can be terrifying.