So the life I have made May seem wrong to you But, I've never been surer It's my life to ruin My own way.

As a very small child I found recorded noise and the solitary singer beneath the spotlight so dramatic and so brave... walking the plank... willingly... It was sink or swim. The very notion of standing there, alone, I found beautiful.

I have no love for myself as a human being, but I have immense pride in the music I make.

It takes strength to be gentle and kind.

I find shoes difficult to be ethical about.

For the first time in my life the eternal 'I' becomes 'we', as, finally, I can get on with someone.

When you're younger, you see the people who are in power and think they must have that position because of some degree of skill. And as you get older, you realize it's not true, that most people in those positions are absolutely inept. And this naturally makes you feel better about yourself.