Annie lennox

I have a calling in my soul, if you like, to try to make my life in some way worthwhile. What is the value of my existence?

I sang a lot as a little girl and entered competitions. I loved singing in choirs, but it was as I got older that I really found my voice.

The person who inspired me the most was a friend of mine, Anita Roddick. I know that Anita wasn't known to be an ardent feminist, but she truly was.

I don't take myself as seriously as some people think, and I'd hate anyone to think I was preaching. That's the last thing I want.

Please don't ask me for the actual answer to anything, because I don't have it. Because all I do is look at stuff and ask questions. What can I say? I just think the world's barking mad. Look, I'm not...

I don't have clear-cut positions. I get baffled by things. I have viewpoints. Sometimes they change.

I would say that although my music may be or may have been part of the cultural background fabric of the gay community, I consider myself an outsider who belongs everywhere and nowhere... Being a...

When you go to Africa, and you see children, they're usually barefoot, dirty and in rags, and they'd love to go to school.

I see myself as a traveller.

I have always felt a little homeless. It's a strange thing.