“Brian Wilson's writing and production techniques were landmarks and 'G...” — David Essex Quote

Brian Wilson's writing and production techniques were landmarks and 'God Only Knows' has to be one of my top 10 recordings.

I tend to use my time on holiday being creative rather than switching off which I realise I should do.

It was never my plan to be a teen idol.

I remember recording the Artilleryman's song 'Brave New World' while I was on a big U.K. tour. My voice was a bit whacked. I needed a lot of warming up to hit those falsetto parts.

As a boy I was torn between my crushes on Ronnie Spector, Doris Day and the lead singer of The Shangri-Las.

For tech, I like the 'DailySearchCast', 'TWiT' and anything Veronica Belmont does on CNET. I think Perez Hilton is a riot, and the rest of my consumption is by people: Folks like Dave Winer, Fred Wilson, Mark Cuban, Brian Alvey, Jeff Jarvis, Xeni Jardin, etc.

You need somebody to open your eyes, to tell you there's things that you can do, and I had that person in Brian Marwood. I think if I'm where I am today, it's because of him.

I'm a huge fan of Brian Clough. I might be his female equivalent but I'm quite happy with that.

Brian Ortega has ducked me four or five times.

One day, I picked up an issue of 'Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart' by Brian Michael Bendis, and Kamala Khan was on the cover. I was like, 'Oh, my God, who is this Brown girl?' Then I went into a deep dive of 'Ms. Marvel' comics and just absolutely fell in love.