Victoria was just as much in love with me as I was with her. We could not bear to be apart for a single second. We were like two lovers shipwrecked on a desert island. There was no world outside our love.

Even my older brothers' early success 10 years ago didn't change me since there was such an age difference.

Songs don't just come out of the air. They take time, but it's good fun, too. Maurice gave me encouragement.

I have to take time occasionally to get away from the pressures of this business. If I don't, I think I would get stale, and that would show in my music.