I'm Tipping The Hat And Looking Back.

Don't Be Hard On Yourself. And Take As Many Chances, Risks, As You Can.

I Come From A Very Small Island Which Is Packed With People. I Mean, Jam-packed With People. I've Lived A Life Which Has Been Pretty Much Full Up With Ambition, Ideas, Stimulus, Creativity, Some Negativity, Which I Try To Avoid. Austin Is A Great Sort Of Stepping-off Point, If You Like. I'm From A Temperate Climate.

My Vocal Style I Haven't Tried To Copy From Anyone. It Just Developed Until It Became The Girlish Whine It Is Today.

I'd Break Out In Hives If I Had To Sing (`stairway To Heaven') In Every Show. I Wrote Those Lyrics And Found That Song To Be Of Some Importance And Consequence In 1971, But 17 Years Later, I Don't Know. It's Just Not For Me. I Sang It At The Atlantic Records Show Because I'm An Old Softie And It Was My Way Of Saying Thank You To Atlantic Because I've Been With Them For 20 Years. But No More Of `stairway To Heaven' For Me.

No Matter What We Say, Entertainers Are Usually Quite Insecure, Wobbly Characters Underneath, And Maybe That Bit Of Glory Or That Bit Of Expression Or Whatever It Is Compensates In Some Area.