I sing just for fun.

I would like to sing the theme tune of a big film - something like 'Titanic.'

When I’m living in the world of luxury and celebrity, which is where I found myself for a large part of my life, it’s a walk-on part. Not a vital necessity, like it is for so many people. I enjoy it but I can see right through it!

I can spot empty flattery and know exactly where I stand. In the end it’s really only my own approval or disapproval that means anything.

No one who has experienced facing a screaming, boiling, hysterical audience can avoid feeling shivers in the spine. It’s a thin line between celebration and menace.

It’s strange that the newspapers don’t see a connection between their false revelations about my private life and my need for seclusion and security.

I am uninterested in appearing in newspapers and on television. Many people think I am striking a pose – that I want to create a sense of shyness. But it’s just not something I want to do. I overdosed.

When I record, it feels like I’m in a bubble. There’s nothing else in my head right then. It’s just that song, and I’m trying to really sound like what the song is about.

It has always felt like a failure that Bjorn and I couldn’t keep our family together. You never get it back, but to this day I don’t regret splitting up. The reason behind our separation is one of those things I definitely don’t want to go into!

I’m a country bumpkin. I’m not a showgirl.