Nancy Sinatra

I was singing about six notes higher than I had to, in a range that kept me up in a bubblegum sound.

There are a lot of people who would laugh at the idea of me being a good singer.

I was successful with mediocre material because of a good recording voice that people really liked at that time.

Influenced by Pete Seeger and the Weavers, McLean proudly wore the mantle of troubadour in the early 1970s, when 'American Pie' topped the Billboard charts, and has never shed the cape.

I rate Morrissey as one of the best lyricists in Britain. For me, he's up there with Bryan Ferry.

Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty.