There is sadness and confusion in our hearts / And the world prepares to fight / as it tears itself apart, it isn't fair.

When you're together with someone for some time, you will automatically depend on them as if they were a crutch. And then it ends..

I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have..

You're full of insecurities in your 20s - most of the time your heart's being broken, you're having a difficult time finding out who the hell you are….

Being blonde now doesn't mean Marilyn Monroe vulnerability. Blonde in the Eighties means being in control..

I don't mind being laughed at: that's something I really don't mind, and I think that's kept me sane. My ability to laugh at myself and allow others ….

My life is so full of surprises, nothing surprises me any more..

You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice..

Don't let your dreams escape / The future's ours to shape.

Real talent will get through whatever the obstacles..

I don't take myself seriously any more. Sometimes I just garden in my knickers and platform shoes..

The record company really pissed me off when they told me to lose weight. I couldn't be bothered with looking a certain way. So I left the business. ….

I want to conquer the world and it seems like my own family is putting a stop to that..

I didn't spend much time in America, which probably was a mistake. To someone else, having a number one in America would be enough to get them tourin….

I think that not being loved by your parents or not having a brother or not being liked at school or even wearing glasses can be a lot worse than hav….

My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful..

My whole career was launched in such sort of poptastic style with 'Kids In America', and I liked - and like - being poptastic. Songs big on melody, h….

Careers don't seem to be built up in the same way as they were in the 80s..

The big labels have less of a stranglehold on artists and how they record and where they go..

Snap your fingers and somebody runs / You don't care how they feel just as long as they come / Got your head in the stars now you've come this far / ….

I was very, very fortunate. I knew that. I've always known that..