When I hit 11 so did the careers of Dylan and the Stones. A year later it was the Who and the Kinks.

You cannot even begin to understand contemporary African politics if you have not read this fascinating book

They thought they were Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall. In fact, they were more like Tom and Jerry

Feed the world. Let them know it's Christmas time again.

Blair has called Africa 'a scar on our conscience'. It is more. It is the gaping wound of the world's soul.

Rock & roll is instant coffee.

So when I got to 50 I just thought, Hold on: I'm thin. I've got my hair. I'm well off. I survived, you know