Careers don't seem to be built up in the same way as they were in the 80s.
Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young.
I believe that sex appeal of a woman is the biggest force in the world. I use my eyes. With my costumes I show who I really am.
I can do the shopping and not get bothered. Having the level of fame Michael Jackson has is pointless. You can't do anything.
I did drama at school and wrote plays, so getting up and acting or singing in front of people was always something that came natural to me.
I didn't spend much time in America, which probably was a mistake. To someone else, having a number one in America would be enough to get them touring.
I do know what my family has done for me, but they do need to give me some space to let me be myself. There would be some things I would handle differently.
I don't know if I was ever ambitious enough to pursue the same level of fame as Madonna. It was never in me to want that.
I don't take myself seriously any more. Sometimes I just garden in my knickers and platform shoes.
I got to show off in front of my husband, who married me as I was stepping out of the business, so he had no idea that I could strut my stuff on the stage.
I have dark brown hair. I've also got a very stern look, and with that colour I would look very gloomy. Blonde looked a lot fresher.
I liked performing, but there was never time to relax and take stock. There was always pressure to keep the momentum going.
I love signing autographs. I don't see why people who are famous are so cynical about these things. I love being recognised.
I signed up for the musical Tommy in the West End, where I met my husband.
I started going through a bad depression towards the end of my career. My self-esteem was really low. It took me a few years to recover from it.
I still tune in to the radio and listen to pop music and enjoy it as much as I ever have.
I want to conquer the world and it seems like my own family is putting a stop to that.
I was very, very fortunate. I knew that. I've always known that.
I've always known that I would be a singer, it was just a matter of when to start. As far as I was concerned, it was taking too long already.
My father and I were always into music. His career had a lot of influence on me. Our house was filled with music all day.
My father has taught me all the tricks of the boys at an early age, which has made me very careful.
My first public performance was in the school nativity play, aged 8. I was Mary.
My instincts have never let me down.
My life is so full of surprises, nothing surprises me any more.
My parents have a wonderful marriage, for many years. But I can't commit myself for such a long time.
My tears of love are a waste of time if I turn away.
Of course my dad and my brother were writing the hits with me, so I had a pretty cushy ride compared to a lot of kids.
People want performers, personality and drama, and you got that in the .
Performing, I can take it or leave it. Horticulture is far more challenging. I'm absolutely fascinated by it.
Real talent will get through whatever the obstacles.
Sex does not exist for me at all. I haven't had a boyfriend for a long time. There were only three or four in my life up until now anyway.
That's the way I like pop music to be: write a good song, sing it, and get on with the next before there's time to think about it too much.
The record company really pissed me off when they told me to lose weight. I couldn't be bothered with looking a certain way. So I left the business. I don't regret it.
There was a lot to be said for the situation that existed in the old days, when a singer's writing partner stayed in the background.
There was definitely a punk hangover in the . There was still a lot of attitude flying about that affected the way we made music.
When I was 15, I was naive, looked like a grey mouse and felt second choice.
When you're together with someone for some time, you will automatically depend on them as if they were a crutch. And then it ends.
Why would I live alone? That seems frightening to me. I wouldn't want to do that. I stay at home because I like it better.
You need a bit more to be a pop star than just a good voice.
Kim's song, Kids In America, was covered by 13 different artists.
Kim has a brother, Ricki Wilde, that is a producer and a song-writer. She also has a sister, Roxanne Wilde, a pop singer in a band called Dimestars.
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