Real talent will get through whatever the obstacles.
I was very, very fortunate. I knew that. I've always known that.
I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have.
Careers don't seem to be built up in the same way as they were in the 80s.
When I was 15, I was naive, looked like a grey mouse and felt second choice.
The big labels have less of a stranglehold on artists and how they record and where they go.