BONNIE TYLER

I am itching like hell to play America because I know that if I did the show over there, they would love it.

I'm always late to bed - usually after midnight - but then I sleep for around ten hours.

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

I am going to keep on singing. I have no intention of retiring. Actually, I always wonder whether people know my songs in the different countries I visit. I feel nervous over whether they will sing along with me or not.

I've been able to help my family financially since making my first hit record. I bought my parents a house. My husband and I have a property in Portugal and one in Mumbles, Wales, and my family are always coming out to visit us. It has been fantastic to have such a successful career and to have been able to help everyone.

I loved Katrina and the Waves.

I lost dozens of pairs of expensive glasses because I'd put them down and then not be able to find them again.

The international travelling gets harder as I get older, but when I'm performing on stage, it makes it all worth while.

I'm told sometimes I look like Goldie Hawn, and I get chuffed about that.

We all have a great time. And then I go to bed, get up and do it all over again. I like my life.

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

When I was in the recording studio, I needed to concentrate on what my voice was doing, which is rather difficult if you can't actually see what you are supposed to be singing.

When I did the video for 'Holding Out For A Hero,' we filmed that on top of the Grand Canyon, and that was quite frightening. I was close to the edge, and there was a helicopter hovering about, creating a lot of wind, and I was nervous I was going to fall off.

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

I suppose I don't have to work, but I do love working. I class myself as a working-class girl, and I've never stopped working. When I'm offered shows here, there and the other, I do an awful lot because I feel other people would love to be offered what I'm offered; who am I to say no? I'm definitely working class, and I always will be.

I haven't had a big hit record in America since 1987.

I really enjoy doing the live stuff.

We were brought up Protestant, and I went to church three times a day on a Sunday. My parents weren't Bible-bashers, but we all have a strong belief in God and a strong faith. We had a huge garden; our house was a bit like a scene from 'The Good Life.' I think Mam and Dad had it really hard, bringing up a big family on very little.

When you're in the music business, every day is the same. If you work 9 to 5, you can't wait for the weekend, but in the music business, you don't know one day from the next. It's always the weekend.

My mother was the only one who encouraged and inspired me for singing. She was singing all the time in the house, playing records also.

I have never gone out of fashion. And do you know why? Because I never sought it. When you don't seek it, it's always with you.

Every time I release an album my old record company releases another one.

I've been successful, but I haven't had any unwanted attention. To be honest, I've never invited or courted attention. I think if you act normal, then people will treat you normally. If you go around with a big entourage all the time, you're not staying true to yourself.

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.