Article: Sharleen takes the time to go it alone; Texas front woman Sharleen Spiteri plays her first Newcastle solo gig next week. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR chats to her about life and music.(Sport)

Byline: Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR

SHARLEEN Spiteri giggles every time she comes to Newcastle.

"I'm starting to laugh just thinking about it," she tells me. "Literally every time I arrive in Newcastle I giggle and say 'go on then Honey Monster'. I have a thing about the Honey Monster in Newcastle.

Remember when the Honey Monster was in his Newcastle strip in the Sugar Puffs advert, I always laugh and go 'Why aye boy'.

Stupid schoolgirl stuff you do, like when people meet someone Scottish they go 'och aye the noo'. Perverse to the ...

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