Bonnie Tyler

“I collect traditional Aubusson tapestries that you can hang on a wall. The last lot I bought were from an antiques fair in London.”

“I never forget the first time I was on 'Top of the Pops', my bass player said: 'You've made it!' I did used to think, when I was younger, that I'd be on there one day.”

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

“I don't do every song that comes my way; I'm very choosy.”

“Alzheimer's is a horrible thing. Some people are naive about it. They think, 'Oh it's just your memory,' but my mother was in terrible pain. Your body closes down. She didn't know if she'd e...”

“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...”

“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 d...”

“In 1983 I'd had a number one. I'd sold 6 million copies of Total Eclipse Of The Heart all over the world.”

“I never enjoyed making videos, even though the 'Total Eclipse' video was nominated for a Grammy along with the song. We lost out to the 'Billie Jean' video.”

“Whenever I sing 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' the way people sing along with me still excites me. It's one of the songs that audiences know all the lyrics to, and they sing along with me, an...”

“I love eyeshadow, blushers, and eyelashes with lots of black liquid eyeliner.”

“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 abo...”

“I've been around for such a long time. My first hit record was over 20 years ago and the people who bought my records then are married now and they probably still play these records and thei...”

“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 fam...”

“Every country I've had different hit records, so we have to change the set to fit the country.”

“I was born Gaynor Hopkins, one of seven children. My mum, Elsie, and dad, Glyndwr, always said they had seven children, although my sister Paulene was stillborn.”

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

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

“I started singing when I was 18 and landed my first record deal with RCA when I was 26 after a lot of grafting singing in pubs and clubs.”

“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.”