Bonnie Tyler

You think the Welsh are friendly, but the Irish are fabulous. ”

I've been singing since I was 16 because I love it - I wanted to be a singer, not a star. There's a difference between wanting to be famous and wanting to sing well. ”

I love my nice things, but I'm still the Welsh family girl. ”

It's no good singing if you just want to be a pop star; you've got to work at it and do it for the love for it, not because you think it will make you famous. ”

When I tour with the new album, I still do the classics, and I love the atmosphere it creates with the whole audience singing along. ”

I know I express myself best singing love songs, and Jim Steinman gave me my rock style, which I have always wanted. I can express myself best putting a lot of emotion into singing rock songs. ”

I love watching movies with happy endings or anything with Steve Martin or stuff like that. ”

I still love to do the old songs. I know some people don't. ”

I love eyeshadow, blushers, and eyelashes with lots of black liquid eyeliner. ”

My mother, who died aged 82, had Alzheimer's. Losing your memory is bad enough, but everything shuts down. You can't remember how to eat or go to the toilet. It's a terrible disease and so distressing to watch it take over someone you love. ”