You don't have to be rich and famous. You just have to be an ordinary person, doing extraordinary things. I'd like more people to know that it's there. Women's achievements still aren't recognised enough in many areas.

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So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to...

So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to...

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me...

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me...

I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with...

I've written what and when I want to. It's been about expressing myself. But with...

Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.

Just an hour with you, and I understand why we had to meet.

One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute...

One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute...

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and...

In America, you watch TV and think that's totally unreal, then you step outside and...

Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.

Yesterday I was playing Beethoven's fifth, because I love that.

I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.

I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there...

Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don't think there...

So if you're on tour for eight months, a year... or whatever it is you...

So if you're on tour for eight months, a year... or whatever it is you...

When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to...

When I was younger I was obsessed with writing, so even if I wanted to...

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

Classical, Romantic, and Baroque music, that's what I really like.

When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important that...

When you're on tour you definitely don't want lots of arguments. It's very important that...

All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together,...

All your travelling is together, you eat together, you're on stage as a band together,...

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people,...

I am constantly being told that I have been a big influence for many people,...

It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love...

It's a very organic process, and it has a specific order to it. I love...

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work...

That is one of the things about going on tour, that I get to work...

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

Right from day one, you know when you've written a good song.

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started...

My mother bought a piano, put it in the front room, and I just started...

I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the...

I love to go on tour and perform. I love all the parts of the...