Singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram wrote her huge hit Twist In My Sobriety, when she was only 16 years old. “That was a really loving community and a very musical one.”So was this when Tikaram discovered she could sing? “When I was a kid we used to just sing … But I can’t harmonise or sing properly. I don’t think that’s healthy.”Tikaram holds some strong political views. Do you just belong if you’re really, really rich?

Source: The Irish Times November 09, 2025 15:01 UTC