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" Back when I was helping put the swing into the swinging '60s, I used to hang out with Cathy McGowan. We'd be doing 'Ready Steady Go!' on T.V., and Biba used to make our dresses. We'd be in the flat in Cromwell Road on Friday night, just before the live show, and they'd still be sewing. "

Cilla Black

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Cilla Black

Know

Equality

" I love books and the latest autobiographies. I'm a Gemini and love being with people, but then again, I love my own company, which is when I read most. "

" I did smoke a joint once but I did not enjoy it. "

" Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the Channel 4 documentary and I resigned from Blind Date. "

" On my gravestone, I want 'Here lies the singer,' not 'Here lies the T.V. presenter'. "

" I tried never to take anything for granted. "

" Its rock n' roll that has done my hearing in. "

" When I go out, it's to have a good time, not to find a man. "

" You see on 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'X Factor,' they all wear ear plugs. But I could not hear myself when I wore them. So that is where the strong voice came from. "

" Anything which interferes with my social life is a no-no. "

" Turning 70 was a real shock. I thought, 'I'm on the last lap now.' "

" I've got a bike in the lounge that I watch Coronation Street on. I never had to watch my weight until I had the children, but with the bike, I'm fine. "

" T.V. found me. I was offered jobs. It came in handy when I started having babies. Just one night's work, and then I could go home. I loved 'Surprise Surprise', but it was hard work. 'Blind Date' was a doddle by comparison. "

Cilla Black

Hard Work

Night

" I loved everything about show business, meeting the stars, the whole ambience. I was living every young kid's dream. I was told a pop singer's life was three years, but I was still making money seven years later. "

" My idea of baking is buying a ready-make cake mix and throwing in an egg. "

" I rarely stay in hotels because I have friends all over the world. "

" It's hard to watch your life unfold, and sad. Life changes. "

" I don't want to be a burden on anybody. "

" Having a biopic made is very flattering. "

" Who wouldn't fancy Brian Epstein? He was tall and handsome and had money and class. "

" The best advice he gave me was to carry on. It would have been difficult to set foot back inside a TV studio if I hadn't carried on - I don't know if I would have ever gone back in. "

Cilla Black

Best

Back

" I don't want to live beyond the age of 75. That would be a good point to bow out. I don't want to go on for ever. "

Cilla Black

Age

Good

" It was an unknown thing, a lot of people had very bad trips and I like to be in control. "

Cilla Black

Unknown

People

" I'm apolitical. Where all that Conservative business came along from, I don't know. "

" I'm very quiet off stage. "

" I cannot do business. I cannot sit and say, 'How are you, the weather's great, how's your golf?' I'm like a bull in a china shop. "

" I give 150%. I'm a professional, a pro. "

" I'm quite subdued, believe it or not. I switch it on for the camera. "