You know, once somebody knows you can sing Elphaba, it's like being able to sing Evita - people shut up about it already.
Apart from Scottish traditional music, I wasn't really influenced by any kind of music. I just basically followed my own instincts.
My father was a Catholic, but my mother wasn't. She had to do that weird deal you do as a Catholic - they deign to sanction your marriage and you have to bring your children up as Catholics.