It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue. |
When I stopped touring in the early '80s for a few years, it was a mistake looking back. I lost touch with my audience in a way and I think that was a bad career move. |
Oh yes, much, because music is just something that comes to you. You don't question it. |
But when I started writing songs, I stopped painting completely, and the only art things I do are connected to the career, like album sleeves and, to some extent, posters and things like that. |
It's not a very high failure rate if you choose people that you really like the sound of. |
I suppose young people think football is glamorous - soccer - it's big money and the stars of it, they look good and have a great big house and a huge Ferrari. |
In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston. But when you get into secondary markets, they don't have a clue. |
The quality of the writing, really. Simple as that. Beautiful words. It's very nice as a singer to do great songs, which have wonderful lyrics and strong feelings underneath the song. |
I had beautiful bikes and I was really into it. I just thought it was really glamorous. |
I like the name Atomic Kitten. It's so great. |
I can never predict what's going to happen. |
I don't do interviews at all when I'm on tour, so this time, on a day off, I'll do that kind of thing a little bit. I don't do big promotion schedules, not when I'm touring. |
But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me. |