I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, my first pop album, the first time that I'd fused so many influences. I was very proud when it was in the charts in 25 countries at once.

Music will always be my greatest passion.

Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince - I like them all.

In winter I go skiing on Saturdays and Sundays when the slopes are quieter due to changeover day for tourists, and in summer I hike up into the mountains at sunset, just as the village is settling down to dinner.

I started skiing around the same time as I began playing the piano, at around four, before moving to the violin at five.

But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest thrill for me, playing to a live audience.

But I don't think I've grown up to be a damaged adult.