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Fri 09 Sep 2007Friend of the earthAfter her debut album produced a bumper cash crop, KT Tunstall decided to put back some of what she had taken . . . by planting trees - a lot of trees. The whisky-loving Scot tells Tony Clayton-Leahow the seeds of her career were sownWhat sensible adult male wouldn't want to be in the same room as KT Tunstall? She's over 30 years of age, has a good head on her shoulders, a pretty tomboy face, sprayed-on jeans, talks sense with a soft Scottish burr and likes an occasional dram of a decent malt whisky. What's not to like?