There was never any pressure on me to go into the business, but I was always aware of it. I'd go on the set with my father and he and my mother would always be singing.

Writing is a great love of mine.

I am extremely lucky; I've never been ill - although about 20 years ago I broke my right arm hang gliding.

When I look back on my life, I wonder how I survived - my mother said I had a guardian angel.

Is there a God? No. God is a verb, not a noun.

My influences were Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck Berry.

And singing is a physical thing - your vocal cords are these muscles.