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Once I started performing I knew that's what I wanted to do with my life. But you have to work really hard to be a performer.

I get to study and I got to mimic and what I basically did was I stole from every person that I could steal from. I was an imitator. That's what I was. It was years before I could take all of these things that I loved about all of these different artists and put them together and find my voice.

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.

I came back to performing with a different attitude about performing and myself. I wasn't expecting perfection any more, just hoping for an occasional inspiration.

I was able to go on stage and work until it felt right or felt good. It meant that I very quickly realised that it was the job for me.

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.

I only got to be able to act, because I gave myself a job as a producer.

I didn't want to be that artist that is successful as a result of someone else. Not that that's wrong, but I felt like I had what it took. I really believed I could do it on my own, so I wanted to try, at least.