A lot of bad things went down in that first year. I had to go to bed for two weeks. I'd gone through too much of a change, from leaving a secure family home to suffering all the bitchiness of the music press and the trouble on the road. I never knew who my friends were because everybody in the music industry is paid to look up to the artists. To get anywhere in this business you have to be tough and clever.
Talent is only half the battle.
I also hated being looked at on stage. Where I come from, you can just sit in a comer and sing and people are happy to listen. It's more of a mental thing, it has nothing to do with what you're wearing. I remember when we first came to London everybody was demanding to know why I stood sideways on stage. It took me about two years to be able to face the crowd, and the press all thought I was this silly little Catholic girl which really pissed me off.