 Did you ever choose between acting and singing?
It is a bit of a decision in England, because in America you can do anything you like – it doesn’t matter. But in England people do think you are a dilettante in one area or the other if you haven’t paid your dues. We did all that “We’re a recording band – we don’t gig”. I wish we had gigged, because it would have been fun. Basically, I don’t think we had the bottle for it – we were too scared of how people would receive us.
We actually wrote some good music, but then the band fell apart. I stuck together with the bass player and then somebody turned out a couple of singles, which were alright actually, a couple of our songs. But it was make your mind up time and then the acting really took off.
Now, at the age of 49, it’s very interesting to have an audience. I was really chuffed with the album. It was one of those, “Do you want to do it? situations” and I said, “As long as I don’t come out like David Hasselhoff!” I don’t think I do.
When they gave me the opportunity to do it, Sarah said, “Why don’t you get a bunch of friends and just jam, and write some songs that mean something, rather than waffle," and so I wrote songs about things I was thinking and stuff I was observing, and I think it has a place.
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