Each individual is as individual as their fingerprints, and I think that's extraordinary.

You know, I would say that songwriting is something about the expression of the heart, the intellect and the soul.

The future hasn't happened yet and the past is gone. So I think the only moment we have is right here and now, and I try to make the best of those moments, the moments that I'm in.

If you want to open a supermarket chain and put your face all around the globe, selling your baby and your dog, if it makes you happy, who am I to disagree, as the song goes. But it's not for me. I've always tried to keep my integrity and keep my autonomy.

I was born in 1954. My parents were brought up in the war years, and life was hard.

Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.

I was never much of a one to win prizes... and certainly never placed too much value on their acquisition.