I don't talk about my private life.

I come from a very left wing Socialist family, anti-war and anti-empire.

I'm alive today, I'm well, I'm working, I'm still creative. What more can I say, really?

I'm sick of being self-referential. I don't want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.

If I let myself sink into depression, I won't be able to get out. And then I'll be awfully unhappy. I just have to turn my face to the light and walk on. And trust that things will be all right.

The equipment you've got really dictates what you're going to do. When I started touring, there were no monitors, so I had to take the sound from the hall, and of course it was on a delay, so I would sing, and then I would hear it back, but later. It was very weird.

I'm a tame actress. I get tired now that I'm entertaining day and night professionally. I think the only reason for going to a party is to pick up a good lay. When you've got a permanent boyfriend it's rather spoilt. Because the fun of a party is to flirt with everyone. I like flirting.