On Savage Garden...

Has it been everything I'd dreamed of? No, but you know, dreams - things that you put on a pedestal - never really work out... I've earned enough money, sold enough records, but now I've got to a point where I'm much more concerned about quality than quantity. I think that sometimes we're limited by people's expectations or stereotypes. I'm always the one saying, 'C'mon, we can do this!', & there are always ten people saying 'No, we can't!' I think it's the job of the artist to challenge boundaries.

On Their Show...

I really believe in it. We've already toured it in Japan & Australia, & it's just getting better & better. I know I look ridiculous when I do this (makes funny hand action), but it's like, if you do it too, if we give up our ego for an hour & a half, leave our inhibitions at the door & go somewhere emotionally with the music... When you come in through the door, you get 100% of me. Every note that I can hit, & every single physical thing I can do for you, I am doing it. And everything's alive.

On The Pop Scene...

There's a lot of lip-syncing going on at the other pop shows. There was certainly a lot at Party In The Park. I couldn't believe it! I mean, can we please stop giving record deals to people who can't actually make music or play an instrument?

On Friends...

Leonie is my best friend - she's my assistant. She just tells me I can do things even if I think I can't. She told me I could sing with Pavarotti, & that I'd be the best on stage that night. She has complete faith in me. She never stokes my ego, though; she's just in my corner.

On Photo Shoots...

I can do it, I can smoulder, but I don't enjoy it. It's all about selling an image, which doesn't allow for imperfections. There's a make-up artist, there's a stylist, & every photo gets treated in some way, even if it's airbrushed the smallest amount, & it makes me feel like I'm party of the beauty myth, which I hate. I don't think that's a good thing to promote.

On Travelling...

I miss little things like the contents of my fridge. Just knowing that you certain brand of yogurt is there when I can't get it here!

On Kissing...

I'm apparently amazing. I've got great lips, I've been told. You'd have to be dead not to be able to kiss well with these. I'm a very sensitive kisser, I'm not into the whole washing machine tongue thing. I've taught all my partners how to kiss, 'coz if the kiss isn't there, it's not going to happen. (Such honesty!)

On Love at first site...

Yes. And I've experienced it twice. Once turned into a marriage, & the other was a long-term thing that lasted for over a year. I'm a really big believer in destiny & spirituality... The song, IKILY (I Knew I Loved You) was all about that kind of thing - that everything in your life happens for a reason.

On Loneliness...

I do get lonely on the road. I'm single, & I can't imagine hoe I'm ever going to have a relationship, or even meet anyone while I'm travelling. The great thing about it is that the crew & the band become a surrogate family, but there are something that you can't make up for. The last phone call at the end of the day, that end-of-day wrap, it's so important to have someone special around.

On Fame...

It's bizarre. I'm either too famous or not famous enough. I'm not famous enough when the bouncer won't let me into the NSync party to dance to the new Madonna song, because he doesn't know who I am. Or I'm too famous, & I'm lying on the beach & a family of eight want to take a picture of me half naked. What I love about fame is that I have the opportunity to really inspire people, not just the fans, but also the band & crew. You can take people on the road with you, & improve their lives & make them feel part of something huge. And you can pay off your parent's mortgage or help out your brother. Walk into a kids' hospital with children dying of cancer, & you walk in there & they smile. That's far more important to me than getting my picture taken with Puffy & Jennifer.