In their company, each of us doing his/her own thing in perfect harmony.

Lots of times, mostly all connected to Gordon and my children.

And I didn’t know at that moment what my impact was. I actually fell asleep that night crying. But the next morning, my mother woke us up, and she said she doesn’t remember this dress, but it was a black with white polka dot dress. And her hair was finally properly combed.  She had for the first time in a year some makeup on, and I knew my mom was back. And that may have been one of the happiest moments of my life.

I hope that time hasn't come yet.

Arrogance, bullying, meanness – just try to be kind, it’s not difficult.

Professionally, becoming a relative success in a job that I love; and personally, helping to raise two wonderful children.

Going to pieces while meeting John Squire, the lead guitarist of the Stone Roses, backstage after a gig. I completely lost the ability to speak. I told him I had the same guitars as he’d just used on stage, and when he asked me which ones, the words completely went out of my head and there was a huge pause, and then his wife tapped his shoulder and he wandered off.

A couple of years ago we moved to East Sussex – I had been living in London for 35 years – and couldn’t work out why I kept waking up and thinking, what’s that sound? It was actually silence.

Outliving my kids – and rats.

Live in the moment. Enjoy life because time cruelly speeds up as you get older and becomes scarily finite.