I got to the point where I'd featured on songs; I'd done backing singing for major artists. I'd done all these shows, but it was always for other people.
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Singing as a full-time job was not something I had given a lot of thought to and I had no clear notion of the money to be made in it.
A lot of what I have always done is do other singers.
A lot of people would have loved me to keep singing... You come to a point where you have sung, more or less... your whole repertoire and you want to get down to the job of living.
The truth is, I initially became a singer-songwriter while still in my teens because it was the only way to guarantee that somebody on earth would sing the songs I was writing. Since then, I've performed just about everywhere: rock clubs, concerts halls, arenas, TV.
I was always a bit of a showgirl; it was in my blood. I never thought I would have a career as a singer, though.
I performed and sang at school but as a child it was never anything I was interested in doing professionally.
I didn't used to do shows, because I used to be so shy. We'd perform, and I'd be at the back, thinking of another song. I was so shy, I ain't never getting in front of the camera; I would never get on stage.
I've always gone to see all kinds of shows and stole what I could, as we all do. We see an artist and hear a song and think, 'I bet I could sing that song. I'll put that in my show.'
I was a musician for years before I started doing this stuff. Show business was the only thing I ever considered.
I was singing before I started acting. As a kid, I would always perform at the big family parties.
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