A career in entertainment has a lifespan, like one in sport.

I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.

I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.

You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.

I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.

I'm happy that I have a look, but I don't over-analyse whether or not it's beautiful or ugly.

My parents separated when I was four. It wasn't the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, you can't have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce.