Motherhood Was The Great Equaliser For Me;

Charity Is A Fine Thing If It's Meeting A Gap Where Needs Must Be Met And There Are No Other Resources. But In The Long Term We Need To Support People Into Helping Themselves.

I Didn't Want To Be A Barbie Doll. I Didn't Want To Be A Passive Entertainer. It Wasn't How I Wanted To Present Myself.

I Was Born In 1954. My Parents Were Brought Up In The War Years, And Life Was Hard.

My First Understanding Of Hiv And Aids Was Like Everybody Else From My Generation. In The Mid-'80s, We Heard About This, And It Was Terrifying, Because We Knew Nothing About How To Respond To It Appropriately, And We Didn't Really Understand About How The Virus Is Passed. There Was A Lot Of Misconception About That.

In A Sense, The Music Business And I Haven't Always Been The Best Of Bedfellows. Artists Often Have To Fight Their Corner. Your Music Goes Through These Filters Of Record Labels And Media, And You're Hoping You'll Find Someone Who'll Help You Get Your Work Into The World.