I've simplified much more in my writing. I say what I've got to say, not in metaphor.

I don't talk about my private life.

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.

Working with David Bowie was very interesting, but I couldn't surrender to it. I should have let him produce a record for me, but I'm very perverse in some ways. He's brilliant, but the entourage were rather daunting.

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

I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, 'sociologist.'

I was anorexic in the 60s and 70s, although it wasn't called anorexia then. I thought people would be nicer to me if I looked very small and delicate, so food wasn't high on my agenda. But it is now.