Was pop music seen as a transient fad at that time?
It was, yeah, and you had to think about what you really wanted to do, and I didn’t think of this as something that would last. I’m amazed. When you were 40 you reinterpreted ‘As Tears Go By’. How did time affect your feelings to that song? Well that is a place – in that version – where I put all my longing and regret and disillusionment. Time changes it all the time, and now again it means something else. I’ve got a lot more acceptance now. I’m not angry anymore. If you’ve read Faithfull, I was still very angry when I wrote that. There’s a fantastic version of ‘Somewhere’ on this album. You say on the DVD that you’re “trying to sing it like something I’m not…a good singer”. How do you rate your voice? I think it’s an interesting voice, and I like that kind of voice. I don’t really like great virtuoso singing, certainly not in a woman. I love it in Antony [Hegarty] and Rufus [Wainwright]; I think they do it really well – when it’s cool, not trying too hard, it’s natural, and I like t
