I'm glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.

My first job was singing at the Hammersmith Odeon. It was years ago, so I can't remember who I was performing with. I was a sort of anti-climax after two hours of heavy rock-'n'-roll. Seventeen years old in a white dress. It was the first time that I got applause. Wonderful, that noise in my ears.

Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.

I never like photos of myself in the beginning. I live with them for three months, put them in a drawer, take them out and look again. I hate the way I look, but of course it's really not that bad.

I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.

I've got to where I've always wanted to be. I just feel more myself, and I've learned not to care what other people think. It's happened slowly, very slowly. But I did it.

I've done everything I want to do and gone everywhere I want to go.