THE SINGING HOTELIER

       WHAT IS THE SECRET OF YOUR SUCCESS? If you are going to do something you have to give it your best and when you make your decisions you commit to them. That has always been a habit of mine. YOU RUN SEVERAL HOTELS, PERFORM IN CONCERT, ARE A MOTHER OF FOUR AND WE HAVE HEARD THAT YOU ONLY SLEEP FOR THREE OF FOUR HOURS A DAY. HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN THIS ENERGETIC? It's always been like this. I'm a hyper-energetic person. It's more of my personal physical makeup,something to do with my metabolism I suppose.When I was in school I would sometimes stay up for 48 hours at a time to cram everything in before exams. I'd take an occasional 20-minute nap and I would be fine. You can always sleep later. I wish I could be something like a vampire and never have to worry about sleep. When I choose to I can sleep for about 20 hours but when I'm busy, using a pillar to make a quick napping pillow works well, as I recently did during a shopping trip with my daughter-inlaw. WHAT DO YOU DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Sometimes people show me some of my performances on YouTube. I don't know how to open these websites because I'm not computer literate, so I get my secretary to help me look up football fixtures and results. I'll ask,"When is the Champions League? When are Arsenal playing? Check it for me."YOU LIKE FOOTBALL? A little. I like to follow Arsenal. They're a team that doesn't depend on buying expensive players.If I had the money I would buy their team but I don't. I really would love to be a team owner but now that I think about it I would rather worship them on screen. Sometimes when you hear football stars speak you realise how uneducated some of them are. Watching their games really fills me up with adrenalin though,and a feeling that my heart is about to leap out of my chest. It's good, it's healthy! Interests are important. If you don't have any then you become obsessed with yourself. You will be in a marriage of Mr and Mrs Me. With nothing to do people only think of themselves, while ignoring the rest of the world. It's like football; one player can't hog the ball and always go for the goal, it has to be a team effort. EVER THOUGHT ABOUT GOING INTO POLITICS? Politics is dangerous territory. Long ago I was approached by Thaksin Shinawatra. He told me he was forming a political party called Thai Rak Thai and wanted me to be a prominent member.I told him,"Politics is a bad idea. You will be sorry."G
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