And, of course, Barbados is the other place where I like to be.
When I use music on stage, the prime directive is to entertain the public, so it is different.
Our industry is full of all sorts of eccentricities and one of them is owning property.
But, of course, one relies on the everyday people who just simply like your music, for whom you may not be a hobby but they enjoy being in your presence at a concert.
Financial support is one thing, but I always think what becomes really sacrificial is your time.
There's loads of things you can do to make things easy for your throat, you can drink a bit of lemon and hot water couple of spoons of honey, you can gargle with port, I've done it a couple of times myself - but don't swallow it!
The more I read my Bible the more I veered away from the Jehovah's Witnesses.
But Portugal has a peaceful feel about it. I sit on the terrace overlooking the vineyard there and I feel cut off from the world. You need that sort of thing.
I've got two places I like to be. Portugal is one.
Of course, when I started my career, like anyone else who was 16 at the time, we were besotted by the rock-n-roll scene from America, and all I was interested in was having a career of my own.