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I'm Alive Today, I'm Well, I'm Working, I'm Still Creative. What More Can I Say, Really?

Life Has Changed. People Have Changed. They Are More Forgiving, Less Inclined To Rush To Judgment. And I Have Changed.

I've Made A Contribution To My Time And My Generation Through Being Myself, Not Through What I Shared With The Rolling Stones. It's Very Bad For Me And Very Dangerous To See Myself As Someone Who Had An Influence On This Song Or That Song. It Immediately Puts Me In The Position Where My Worth Is Dependent On How Much Of My Soul I Shared With Mick Jagger, And It's Just Not Valid. You Can Use The Gossip You've Heard. You're Not Getting It From Me.

Sometimes You Just Have To Get A Shock To Grow Up And Wake Up, And I've Had Lots Of Shocks Because It's As Though I Don't Learn The Lessons, So Something New Comes And Hits Me.

My First Job Was Singing At The Hammersmith Odeon. It Was Years Ago, So I Can't Remember Who I Was Performing With. I Was A Sort Of Anti-climax After Two Hours Of Heavy Rock-'n'-roll. Seventeen Years Old In A White Dress. It Was The First Time That I Got Applause. Wonderful, That Noise In My Ears.