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I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.

People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?

There were always kids better than me. Because of that, I had to learn to be a role player and do my part.

Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented.

I was not a child star. I was more like a young auditioner.

I went further on less talent than anyone, but I was a damned good entertainer.

I wasn't the brightest kid, not by a long shot. I was interested in football, in girls, in getting my work done with the least amount of effort.

Music was very influential on me as a kid.

I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention.

I was really, really, really enthusiastic as a kid. I was up for anything. I was hugely into music and theatre. I was a big musical theatre kid; I loved reading.