The lion's share of what I listened to in the Eighties, what really affected me, was coming from Britain.

I seem to be very attracted to strong female personalities in acting and music.

I know I'm likeable, but living with me is different. Yes, I can be charming. That desire to please people and learning what to do to charm their socks off is something many of us do. But you get into a relationship, and the party's over at some point. They see the real you.

The only difficult thing is learning to recognise the interesting bits from those millions of moments life provides you with every day and writing down those snippets.