I do sometimes think I could have done without the drugs actually; that was a waste of time, and a huge risk. But then again, there's nothing I can change, so in a way regret is pointless.

The only time I ever really consider retiring is when I get fed up with the press. Which is often.

Life has changed. People have changed. They are more forgiving, less inclined to rush to judgment. And I have changed.

You know the first objective is to get out of your hometown, second objective, get it together in the capital. The awful thing about left the school, is that you'd feel you'd be important. It would matter what you did.

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

I do have a strong sense of God. It's impossible to explain what I mean when I say that, of course.

To be diagnosed with cancer was a frightening thing, and my first reaction was sheer panic, but I was really fortunate that the cancer was caught at such an early stage that I didn't need chemo or radiotherapy. But I know that cancer is a chronic condition, and once you've had it, you're on the list, because it can come back.