Growing up, I was never the kind of girl to dream about wedding dresses and pretty houses.

When I'm up on stage, I don't think about anything except the song I'm singing. Anyway, the majority of my audience is female, and I can't think that many of them want to see me a French maid outfit somehow!

One thing I wish I'd done differently in my career is insist on having friends or family on tour. I was really young when I travelled the world with Eternal, and I was always homesick.

New Zealand was one of the most beautiful countries to drive through for the scenery and the vast scale of the place.

I have loved football as an almost mythic game since I was in the fourth grade. To me, the game wasn't even grounded in reality. The uniform turned you into a warrior. Being on a team, the mythology of physical combat, the struggle against the elements, the narrative of the game.

You can't forget it is a business and not just playing football for a hobby.

As for Kaka, he is a superstar... someone who can change the tempo of the game as well as the team.

There was a time when I was injured and playing really bad and cut, rightfully so, that I wasn't sure what my future in football was.