I'm honoured to be the British Queen of Blues

Touring can be exhausting, so I do a lot of homework and preparation before going out on the road. My fitness level, at the moment, for someone of my age is reasonably good – in fact, it’s probably very good. I’ve been doing aikido [a Japanese form of self-defence and martial art] for 37 years, and took my black belt when I was 50. I still do exercises and work out every day, and I think trying to keep fit is very important as you get older. Even if you only do a little bit. I also care about wh...