I Don't Like The Compression

The Only Time I Ever Really Consider Retiring Is When I Get Fed Up With The Press. Which Is Often.

I Once Asked My Father What He Wanted Me To Be. To My Horror, He Said, 'sociologist.'

I've Learnt To Accept What Has Happened To My Voice, I Suppose, But I Do Wish It Didn't Sound Quite So Rough.

I Thought I Wanted To Go To Drama School Or University, And That Would Have Been A Completely Different Life. But What Got Me Was The Sound, And Hearing It. Hearing Everything So Loud, I Loved That Back In The Studio. I Loved That From The Very Beginning.

The Voice Of God, If You Must Know, Is Aretha Franklin's.