I'm Launching My Own Festival In South

I Do Not Understand Where The Idea Came From That Opera Is Only For Privileged People, I Am As Happy Singing Before 70,000 People At The Millennium Stadium, As I Am In Front Of A Few Hundred In A Small Concert Hall.

I Was Such A Geek In School.

I Am Fussy, About My Diet And Straining My Voice. I Know, Sounds A Bit Over The Top. But I'm Not As Bad As I Used To Be. These Days I Don't Drink Alcohol For Five Days Before A Show - Very Dehydrating For The Vocal Cords, And All That Acid Reflux. I Used To Ban It For A Fortnight. Nightmare.

I've Only Ever Wanted To Be A Singer; I Never Wanted To Be Famous.

I Have To Believe That I Know What's Best For Me. For Instance, I Choose All My Songs. I Never Record Anything I Don't Want To Record. No One Tells Me What Concerts To Do.