[Bananarama] were written off from day one. Nobody believed in us but us. We kept having hits despite the record company, despite the press

I have this massive love for the whole culture of pop music... It's my fascination, my on-going passion.

I love to sing old Motown songs to myself, or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in the mood for singing.

You put something you like on really loud, and you feel godlike.

Fashion goes round in circles.

It's tragic when people think feminism is a dirty word.

When do you know you're insane? And when do you known you're sane? I think I treat a fine line between the two. It's a battle to function, but somehow I manage.