I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing.

Music is there to enrich your life and make you aware of things in a slightly different way.

But for every hour and a half on stage, you have a five hour long bus ride, waiting for five hours at the airport, five hours of interviews... I know, it's part of the job, but that doesn't imply I have to like it.

I don't enjoy British shows as a rule because British audiences are strange.

The business of being a popular entertainer in England is just too hard.

Hard to find and even harder to listen to

I don't trawl record shops anymore. I usually hear music in bars or at friends' houses.