Quotes from Bonnie Tyler

I know I express myself best singing love songs, and Jim Steinman gave me my rock style, which I have always wanted. I can express myself best putting a lot of emotion into singing rock songs.

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 their children like them.

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

So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush.

They say that your first love never dies. You can put out the flames, but not the fire.

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.

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 eaten or if she wanted to eat. She couldn't remember how to walk. Towards the end, she didn't know us. It came gradually, then it got worse.

I've been singing since I was 16 because I love it - I wanted to be a singer, not a star. There's a difference between wanting to be famous and wanting to sing well.

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

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.

I am very fortunate to be doing something I completely love, so it is certainly not hard to get motivated. Watching people sing along and put their hands in the air is a very powerful thing. I'm 63, but I don't feel it. I feel like I'm in my 40s. I enjoy life.

We stay in U2's hotel. They bought a hotel, The Clarence, a nice place and it's in an area where everything's happening, so many fantastic restaurants and bars and the people are so friendly.

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.

I love watching movies with happy endings or anything with Steve Martin or stuff like that.

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

I remember when the Atkins diet arrived; I lost 16 lb in the first month, but when I stopped, it all went back on again.

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.

It's a heartache Nothing but a heartache Hits you when it's too late Hits you when you're down

Yours if the first face that I saw. I think I was blind before I met you. Now I don't know where I am. I don't know where I've been, but I know where I want to go. And so I thought I'd let you know that these things take forever, I - especially - am slow. But I realize that I need you and I wondered if I could come home.

Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart. There's nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart.