I also have a big love of classical music played on piano because this is the environment I grew up in my brother being one of the great masters in this world.

The Pleasure Seekers eventually turned into Cradle, when we started writing our own material. My younger sister Nancy was brought in as singer and I kind of stepped aside as main lead singer and concentrated on my instrument.

When you are famous, you never can be sure why somebody's being nice. You just have to develop a very good sixth sense. I call it my bullshit detector.

I've always done a bass and drum solo that lasts about 10 minutes. The main thing is to use it only when you need to.

What stood me in good stead was my upbringing. I had a musician father, a very religious mother who totally supported us. My mom gave me my moral code which, even if I was bad, I wasn't bad for very long. If you're born and raised Catholic, it stays with you a lifetime. It's a good thing to have. My dad gave me a very professional attitude to the music business, and for that I thank them 100%.

I am busy touring all over Europe, Japan, and Australia.

I am flattered to have been the woman to have opened the door for female rockers to be accepted into the mainly male industry.