The singer and musician talks about her familyMy childhood was extreme. When I was growing up [in Maryland] in the 60s – my father a minister, my mother, part native-American but a Christian woman – going to church was mandatory. Four times a week, three times on a Sunday. The church was a very active, social place. Sort of like the pub for England. Was it a happy time? I don't know about that. My grandmother, my father's mother, had that missionary zeal. She'd always say: "You give your bod...
Guardian Music — The singer and musician talks about her familyMy childhood was extreme. When I was growing up [in Maryland] in the 60s – my father a minister, my mother, part native-Am... more info