"I had no clue who they were [at the time]. There was a band called Zero Seven and a few other bands around at that time that were in the same realm in that the artists aren't visible. I challenge a lot of people to recognise these artists! You could sit next to them in the cinema and you wouldn't know. But this was a great album to just have on. And to be doing something else to. Having them on in the kitchen or garden – they're really great records to have as the backdrop."

"My daughter Tyson and I went to hear Allende talk in Stockholm at Kulturhuset, which was great. I love her so much, and often think about her telling us how in the first days of January every year she starts a new book. I adore the picture of her always dressed up to the nines in heels and makeup, walking out to her shed in back of her garden... like a warrior going into battle... and then giving like people me a chance to fly with those tales... “Daughter of Fortune” is a fantastic adventure."