Rural communities in Africa, South Asia and Latin America are where the majority of hungry people are and the inequality that exists between women and men in these communities is holding back progress.

The problem with fame is you no longer belong to you. You lose your persona and become the object of other people's obsession. I feel watched 90% of the time, but that is something I drew with the cards that I drew.

Every time we buy a CD or download a song, the artist is paid for their work. You might not know that this isn’t the case when a musician’s work is played on the radio.

I love what I do. I was given the most incredible gift that can be given to anyone. I could never imagine a world without music, and I feel grateful that I’ve been given the ability to share that.

I had said before that I’d never write an autobiography because I’ve been around, and there’s a lot that I’ve seen and heard that stays with me. That’s just mine. I didn’t want to do a kiss-and-tell, as some of my peers have.

A case of can’t do with, can’t do without, that’s why I married him again.

As far am I’m concerned, I don’t listen to radio anymore. They play the same ten songs over and over again, so why would I?

I have bought a lot of beautiful clothes with my money, but I’ve also earned it.

All my friends and peers keep asking me when I’m going to rest – I just tell them it’s another dirty four-letter word!

What do you get when you kiss a guy? You get enough germs to catch pneumonia. After you do, he’ll never phone you.