“Touring is such a major sacrifice, especially as you get older, to be ...” — KT Tunstall Quote

Touring is such a major sacrifice, especially as you get older, to be away from friends and family and home and any sort of routine or home comforts.

In Scotland, Dad grew courgettes which were the size of my leg. I'd step into the garden and it was like 'The Day of the Triffids.'

You know, we were outdoorsy types, my folks, and one of the first tapes I got, a friend gave me a cassette tape of Ella Fitzgerald singing with the Count Basie orchestra. And it was the first time, really, that someone's voice had really spoken to me, and it was just so pure.

When you're in the city, all you see is people. It gets more competitive, people become more introverted.

Everywhere I go I have a lot of friends and family.

I'm terrible on the phone. I just text my friends and family and say, 'Hey, I'm in town.'

I'm pretty good at surprising friends and family with gifts. I tend to go towards the more sentimental side of giving.

Let me just make a stand that our friends and family in the LGBTQIA-plus community have the right to take up space in our society.

My weekends are very important to me as it's the time when I can see my friends and family. Their jobs are regular ones, while mine can take me all over the place during the week.