Real talent will get through whatever the obstacles.

My whole career was launched in such sort of poptastic style with 'Kids In America', and I liked - and like - being poptastic. Songs big on melody, high on energy, lots of attitude... what's wrong with that?

You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice.

Careers don't seem to be built up in the same way as they were in the 80s.

When you're together with someone for some time, you will automatically depend on them as if they were a crutch. And then it ends.

I'd got married and wanted to have kids, so had kids, brought them up, did other things, and slowly got back into music. And it feels great, having one foot in the present, writing and covering interesting songs, and having one foot in the past.

My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful.